reincarnation

See also: réincarnation

English

Etymology

From reincarnate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

reincarnation (countable and uncountable, plural reincarnations)

1. A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
2. The philosophy 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)

Derived terms

• reincarnationism
• reincarnationist

Related terms

• carnal
• incarnation
• reincarnate
• reincarnated

Translations

rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form

• Afrikaans: reïnkarnasie f
• Armenian: վերամարմնավորում (hy) (veramarmnavorum)
• Chinese:

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

• Czech: převtělení n
• Danish: reinkarnation c
• Dutch: reïncarnatie (nl) f
• Esperanto: reenkarniĝo
• Estonian: reinkarnatsioon
• Finnish: jälleensyntyminen, reinkarnaatio (fi)
• French: réincarnation (fr) f
• Galician: reencarnación (gl) f
• Georgian: რეინკარნაცია (reinḳarnacia)
• German: Wiedergeburt (de) f, Reinkarnation (de) f
• Greek: μετενσάρκωση (el) f (metensárkosi)
• Hindi: पुनर्जन्म (hi) m (punarjanma)
• Italian: reincarnazione (it) f

• Japanese: 転生 (ja) (てんせい, tensei, てんしょう, tenshō), 生まれ変わり (umarekawari)
• Korean: 윤회 (ko) (yunhoe)
• Latin: reincarnatio f
• Malay: penjelmaan semula
• Manx: aaghoaill y chorp f
• Polish: odrodzenie (pl) n, reinkarnacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: reincarnação f
• Romanian: reîncarnare (ro) f
• Russian: перевоплоще́ние (ru) n (perevoploščénije), возрожде́ние (ru) n (vozroždénije), переселе́ние душ n (pereselénije duš), реинкарна́ция (ru) f (reinkarnácija), перерожде́ние (ru) n (pereroždénije)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: реинкарнација f, препорађање n

  Roman: reinkarnacija (sh) f, preporađanje n

• Spanish: reencarnación (es) f
• Swedish: själavandring c
• Tagalog: pagmulingsilang
• Turkish: ruh göçü (tr), reenkarnasyon (tr)

idea of such a rebirth

• Finnish: sielunvaellusoppi
• German: Wiedergeburt (de) f, Reinkarnation (de) f
• Greek: μετενσάρκωση (el) f (metensárkosi)
• Nepali: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: reincarnação f

• Russian: перевоплоще́ние (ru) n (perevoploščénije), возрожде́ние (ru) n (vozroždénije)
• Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can
• Tagalog: pagmulingsilang
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Tibetan: please add this translation if you can

fresh embodiment

• German: Wiedergeburt (de) f

• Portuguese: reincarnação f

new, often improved, version

• Finnish: uudistuminen, muodonmuutos (fi)
• German: Wiedergeburt (de) f
• Greek: μετενσάρκωση (el) f (metensárkosi)

• Portuguese: reincarnação f
• Russian: перевоплоще́ние (ru) n (perevoploščénije), возрожде́ние (ru) n (vozroždénije)

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Translations to be checked

• Slovak: prevtelenie n (1), prevteľovanie n (2)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} reinkarnation (sv)

• Telugu: పునర్జన్మ (punarjanma), అవతారం (avatAtam)

See also

• rebirth
• transmigration

Further reading

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