past life

noun

A previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.

“She claims to have been Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette in past lives.”

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Meanings

nounpast life (plural past lives)

plural past lives

  1. A previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.

    She claims to have been Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette in past lives.

  2. informalA former period of one's life.

    I was a computer programmer in a past life, but now I raise pigs and chickens.

Translations

Japanese 前世
  • 前世 (zensei, zense)life lived before reincarnation
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APA

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“past life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/past%20life. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “past life,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/past%20life.

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