reincarnation
[ree-in-kahr-ney-shuh n]
- the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.
- rebirth of the soul in a new body.
- a new incarnation or embodiment, as of a person.
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Origin of reincarnation
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Contemporary Examples
Yes, he has declared himself to be a reincarnation of Kabir.
There is a notion of reincarnation; namely, that our children are really returning ancestors.
“Russia Today it is the reincarnation of the international,” he said.
Luqman and Khader said that within the religion there are also seven angels and a belief in reincarnation.
Janis Joplin (who did not make the final cut) once said she thought of herself as the reincarnation of Smith.
Historical Examples
Just suppose your friend is a reincarnation of Antony without an 'H'?
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
I cannot brush aside the problem by a facile reference to reincarnation.
Mountain MeditationsL. Lind-af-Hageby
This is not at all a fair representation of the theory of reincarnation, I shall be told.
Mountain MeditationsL. Lind-af-Hageby
"I still believe in reincarnation," D'Ambrosia Zahooli says.
Operation EarthwormJoe Archibald
Would not that also disprove the whole theory of reincarnation if it is true?
reincarnation
- the belief that on the death of the body the soul transmigrates to or is born again in another body
- the incarnation or embodiment of a soul in a new body after it has left the old one at physical death
- embodiment again in a new form, as of a principle or idea
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Word Origin and History for reincarnation
n.
1829, "fact of repeated incarnation," from re- "back, again" + incarnation. Meaning "a new embodiment" is from 1854.
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reincarnation
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