rebirth

[ree-burth, ree-burth]

noun

1. a new or second birth.

   the rebirth of the soul.

2. a renewed existence, activity, or growth; renaissance or revival.

   the rebirth of conservatism.

rebirth

/ riːˈbɜːθ /

noun

1. a revival or renaissance

   the rebirth of learning

2. a second or new birth; reincarnation

Word History and Origins

Origin of rebirth¹

First recorded in 1830–40; re- + birth

Example Sentences

Christopher Landau, U.S. deputy secretary of state, hailed Paz’s election as a “great moment of rebirth” for Bolivian-U.S. relations, after attending his recent inauguration.

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Realistically, the main fuel of England's Ashes dreams comes from the rebirth of the Test team under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.

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Decades earlier, in another moment of awakening, Nehru had been evoking something far larger - a nation's rebirth.

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“Renaissance” means rebirth, and the word itself has undergone a sequence of births.

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It’s the most fervent representation of what feels like Hit-Boy enacting a cinematic rebirth.

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Related Words

• comeback 
• recovery 
• rehabilitation 
• rejuvenation 
• renaissance 
• renewal 
• restoration 
• revival