reincarnation
pronunciation
How to pronounce reincarnation in British English:
UK [ˌri:ɪnkɑ:ˈneɪʃn]
How to pronounce reincarnation in American English:
US [ˌriɪnkɑrˈneɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
- a second or new birth
- the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions
Word Origin
- reincarnation (n.)
- 1829, "fact of repeated incarnation," from re- "back, again" + incarnation. Meaning "a new embodiment" is from 1854.
Example
- 1. There is even talk that his reincarnation might one day be found there .
- 2. This prediction makes it harder for china to meddle in the reincarnation process .
- 3. Some believe their next reincarnation could be as a private company .
- 4. Many buddhists and hindus believe in reincarnation .
- 5. The crown jewel of the past life center is the past life forum , the oldest and largest reincarnation discussion forum on the internet .