reincarnation
/ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən/
reincarnation noun: a rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
Noun
reincarnation (countable and uncountable, plural reincarnations)
- A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
- Near-synonyms: metempsychosis, transmigration (both broadly synonymous)
- He is believed to be the reincarnation of Jesus.
- Synonyms:
- metempsychosis, transmigration[Appendix:Glossary
- A fresh embodiment.
- Kibbutz life is a present-day reincarnation of pioneer days' morality.1974 February 9, Joe, “Reactions”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 6
- Synonyms:
- reembodiment
- A new, considerably improved, version.
- a reincarnation of an old video game
reincarnation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
reincarnation in Hindi
- rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- पुनर्जन्म punarjanma
reincarnation in Tamil
- rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- மறுபிறவி maṟupiṟavi, மறுபிறப்பு maṟupiṟappu
- fresh embodiment
- மறுபிறவி maṟupiṟavi
- new, often improved, version
- மறுபிறவி maṟupiṟavi
reincarnation in Marathi
- rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- संसार sausār
reincarnation in Urdu
- rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- آواگون āvāgavan, تناسخ tanāsux
More languagesFewer languages
- reincarnation in Bengali
- পুনর্জন্ম punrjonmo
- reincarnation in Malayalam
- പുനർജനി, പുനരവതാരം, ജഠാന്തരം, മറുജം
- reincarnation in Kannada
- ಮರುಹುಟ್ಟು, ಪುನರವತಾರ, ಮರುಜನ್ಮ ಪಡೆಯುವಿಕೆ, ಮತ್ತೆ ಅವತಾರ ಮಾಡುವುದು
- reincarnation in Sanskrit
- संसार saṃsāra
- reincarnation in Nepali
- पुनर्जन्म punarjanma
- reincarnation in Tagalog
- pagmulingsilang
- reincarnation in Arabic
- تَنَاسُخُ الأَرْوَاحِ tanāsuḵu l-ʔarwāḥi
- reincarnation in Malay
- penjelmaan semula
- reincarnation in Persian
- زادمرد zādmord, تناسخ tanāsox
- Dhivehi
- އާތަމާލަ ātamāla
Examples of reincarnation in a sentence
- I have a collection of books on metaphysics, covering astral projection, reincarnation, and communication with spirits.
- Jainism is similar to other eastern religions in believing in reincarnation.
- Since I don't believe in reincarnation, I believe that the only way to eliminate suffering is to die.
Synonyms of reincarnation
- metempsychosis
- transmigration[Appendix:Glossary
- reembodiment
- rebirth (1, and to some extent 2)
- gilgul
- rebirth
Forms of reincarnation
| plural | reincarnations |
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Origin of reincarnation
From reincarnate + -ion.
Words formed from reincarnation
Words that rhyme with reincarnation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about reincarnation
- What does reincarnation mean?
- Reincarnation means a rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
- What is reincarnation in Hindi?
- Reincarnation in Hindi is पुनर्जन्म (punarjanma). See Reincarnation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reincarnation?
- Reincarnation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce reincarnation?
- Reincarnation is pronounced /ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of reincarnation?
- The plural of reincarnation is reincarnations.
Words near reincarnation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reincarnation (page history and authors); পুনর্জন্ম (Bengali) (page history and authors); reincarnation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); reincarnation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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