reincarnation
noun
re·in·car·na·tion
ˌrē-(ˌ)in-(ˌ)kär-ˈnā-shən 
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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Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Once the true reincarnation is identified––usually a boy no older than six or seven––it can take more than a decade to groom him for leadership.
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Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The People’s Party is the reincarnation of Move Forward, the hugely popular progressive party that won the 2023 general election but was prevented from forming a government over its agenda to make deep structural reforms to how Thailand is run, including to the country’s powerful monarchy.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Once the true reincarnation is identified––usually a boy no older than six or seven––it can take more than a decade to groom him for leadership.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Why couldn’t a child born into a family of gangsters from Newark, New Jersey, be Dante’s reincarnation?
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Reincarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reincarnation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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reincarnation
noun
re·in·car·na·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌin-ˌkär-ˈnā-shən
1
: the action of reincarnating : the state of being reincarnated
2
: rebirth in new bodies or forms of life
especially
: a rebirth of a soul in a new human body
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