reincarnation
[ ree-in-kahr-ney-shuh n ]
/ ˌri ɪn kɑrˈneɪ ʃən /
noun
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.
Origin of reincarnation
First recorded in 1855–60;
re- +
incarnation
OTHER WORDS FROM reincarnation
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British Dictionary definitions for reincarnation
reincarnation
/ (ˌriːɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən) /
noun
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