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noun re·in·car·na·tion \ ˌrē-(ˌ)in-(ˌ)kär-ˈnā-shən \

Definition of reincarnation

1 a :the action of reincarnating :the state of being reincarnated

b :rebirth in new bodies or forms of life; especially :a rebirth of a soul in a new human body

2 :a fresh embodiment

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Many people believe in reincarnation.

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Their online personas — knights, Vikings, reincarnations of Charles Martel — will be familiar enough to anybody with a Dungeons and Dragons nerd in his life.

— kevin d. williamson, National Review, "Angry White Boys," 16 Aug. 2017
Immersion in the river is thought to purify them of their sins and facilitate liberation from an eternal cycle of life and death (in other words, reincarnation).

— david jefferys, CNT, "The Healing Power of India’s Ganges River," 10 Aug. 2017
Your Well-Being Master mixologist Sonny Wallace presides over nightly social hours at the popular Well Bar, a pleasing reincarnation of St. Augustine’s first two-car garage.

— nancy moreland, Orlando Signature, "Florida's New Resorts," 28 July 2017
Naturally, Blazkowicz proceeds to the Moon, before returning to Earth to fight the robotic reincarnation of a former soldier.

— mark walton, Ars Technica, "Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus—Like playing a B-movie with robot Nazis," 27 July 2017
For Lowery, there's no reincarnation, no circle of life, only a process of disengagement.

— luke hicks, Chicago Reader, "Time is of the essence in David Lowery’s A Ghost Story," 27 July 2017
But this reincarnation—backed by the restaurant group Sprout LA (République, Bestia, Otium, Broken Spanish, Redbird)—is pretty tasty.

— garrett snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017
A late-'80s reincarnation was also picked by stations in New York City, Atlanta, Little Rock, Wichita and Albany, N.Y. N.O. DNA WWL-TV had been on the air for less than a year and a half when Morgus first took to its airwaves in 1959.

— mike scott, NOLA.com, "1959: Morgus the Magnificent premieres on New Orleans TV," 5 July 2017
But the Zelda games also invest heavily in forms of reincarnation:

— lisa eadicicco, Time, "The 15 Most Influential Video Game Characters," 30 June 2017

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First Known Use of reincarnation

1845

Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra

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Definition of reincarnation for English Language Learners

: the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death
: someone who has been born again with a different body after death

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noun re·in·car·na·tion \ ˌrē-ˌin-ˌkär-ˈnā-shən \

Definition of reincarnation for Students

:rebirth of the soul in a new body after death

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