Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Wiedergeburt, Reinkarnation

    перевоплоще́ниеperevoploščénije, возрожде́ниеvozroždénije, переселе́ние душpereselénije duš

    реінкарна́ціяreinkarnácija, перевті́ленняperevtílennja

  2. (countable, uncountable)A fresh embodiment.

    Wiedergeburt

    перевті́ленняperevtílennja

  3. (countable, uncountable)A new, considerably improved, version.

    a reincarnation of an old video game

    Wiedergeburt

    перевоплоще́ниеperevoploščénije, возрожде́ниеvozroždénije

    a second or new birth

Examples

26 sentences
  1. Tom believes in reincarnation.

    ruТом верит в реинкарнацию.

    deTom glaubt an die Wiedergeburt.

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  2. Do you believe in reincarnation?

    ruВы верите в реинкарнацию?

    deGlauben Sie an die Reinkarnation?

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  3. Catholicism repudiates the idea of reincarnation.

    deDer Katholizismus verleugnet die Idee der Reinkarnation.

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  4. I'm fascinated by the idea of reincarnation.

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  5. Tom is the reincarnation of the legendary hero.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form:
Русский
By meaning 1
rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form:

Forms

plural: reincarnations
Singularreincarnation
Pluralreincarnations

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
metempsychosisgilgulrebirthtransmigration[Appendix:Glossaryrebirth (1, and to some extent 2)
fresh embodiment:reembodiment
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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