reincarnation

English

Etymology

From reincarnate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

reincarnation (plural reincarnations)

1. A rebirth of a mental capacity, such as a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body
2. The idea of such a rebirth, a specific belief or doctrine on how such a rebirth occurs
3. A fresh embodiment
4. A new, considerably improved, version

Synonyms

• rebirth (1, and to some extent 2)

Related terms

• carnal
• incarnation
• reincarnate
• reincarnated

Translations

rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 轉世, 转世 (zh) (zhuǎnshì), 轉生, 转生 (zh) (zhuǎnshēng), 投胎 (zh) (tóutāi)

• Czech: převtělení n
• Esperanto: reenkarniĝo
• Finnish: jälleensyntyminen, reinkarnaatio
• French: réincarnation (fr) f
• Georgian: რეინკარნაცია (reinkarnac’ia)
• German: Wiedergeburt (de) f, Reinkarnation (de) f
• Greek: μετενσάρκωση (el) f (metensárkosi)
• Japanese: 転生 (ja) (てんせい, tensei, てんしょう, tenshō)

• Malay: penjelmaan semula
• Manx: aaghoaill y chorp f
• Portuguese: reincarnação f
• Russian: перевоплощение (ru) n (perevoploščénije), возрождение (ru) n (vozroždénije), переселение душ n (pereselénije duš), реинкарнация (ru) f (reinkarnácija), перерождение (ru) n (pereroždénije)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: реинкарнација f, препорађање n

  Roman: reinkarnacija (sh) f, preporađanje n

• Turkish: ruh göçü (tr), reenkarnasyon (tr)

idea of such a rebirth

• Finnish: sielunvaellusoppi
• German: Wiedergeburt (de) f, Reinkarnation (de) f

• Portuguese: reincarnação f
• Russian: перевоплощение (ru) n (perevoploščénije), возрождение (ru) n (vozroždénije)

fresh embodiment

• German: Wiedergeburt (de) f

• Portuguese: reincarnação f

new, often improved, version

• Finnish: uudistuminen, muodonmuutos
• German: Wiedergeburt (de) f

• Portuguese: reincarnação f
• Russian: перевоплощение (ru) n (perevoploščénije), возрождение (ru) n (vozroždénije)

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• Slovak: prevtelenie n (1), prevteľovanie n (2)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} reinkarnation
• Telugu: పునర్జన్మ (punarjanma), అవతారం (avatAtam)

See also

• rebirth
• transmigration

External links

• reincarnation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• reincarnation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911