reincarnation

noun

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

Definition of reincarnation

1a : 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

Examples of reincarnation in a Sentence

Many people believe in reincarnation.

Recent Examples on the Web

This is absurd, of course, and these sophisticated New Yorkers, headed by a no-nonsense matriarch (Lauren Bacall), are not about to start believing in reincarnation on the say-so of a cranky kid. — Jon Fobes, cleveland.com, "Nicole Kidman's mind-blowing philosophy lesson: Beyond Belief (opinion video)," 2 May 2018 Now, the space is ready for its full reincarnation as Georgia James, a steakhouse specializing in cast-iron seared steaks and seafood. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "What to Do in Houston in October 2018," 1 Oct. 2018 In other words: A tick better than Todd Graham but less than the reincarnation of Frank Kush. — Jon Wilner Pac-12 Hotline, The Seattle Times, "Pac-12 Power Rankings Week 6: Huskies-Ducks will be a battle of 1 vs. 2 in Eugene," 8 Oct. 2018 That was an event from a past life, a previous reincarnation; time now, his calm regard said, to live this moment. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "Read an excerpt from Kim Stanley Robinson’s next book," 18 Oct. 2018 These women have always lived here, through the reincarnations of the barrio named for Manuela Malasaña, a 15-year-old girl who defended her honor to the death, with pluck and a pair of scissors, against occupying Napoleonic forces. — Elizabeth Wellington, Vogue, "Where to Eat and Shop in Malasaña, the Williamsburg of Madrid," 22 July 2018 Now that every modern film franchise is destined for eternal reincarnation, no character is ever for-sure dead anymore. — Amanda Hess, New York Times, "The Trouble With Hollywood’s Gender Flips," 12 June 2018 The orientation of these bodies suggest an association with death and sunrise, the team writes in the study, which could signify the culture that buried them had ideas of reincarnation or an afterlife. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Germany’s “Stonehenge” Reveals Evidence of Human Sacrifice," 30 June 2018 Alas, Lerner’s book, in which a psychiatrist falls in love with a patient who appears both to have ESP and to be the reincarnation of an 18th-century English society lady who drowned in a shipwreck, was an obsessive mess. — Terry Teachout, WSJ, "‘On a Clear Day You Can See Forever’ Review: Confusion Clarified," 12 July 2018

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