Meanings
nounreincarnation (countable and uncountable, plural reincarnations)
plural reincarnations
- countableuncountableA rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
Do you believe in reincarnation?
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Near-synonyms: metempsychosis, transmigration (both broadly synonymous)
He is believed to be the reincarnation of Jesus.
Synonyms: metempsychosis, transmigration[Appendix:Glossary
- countableuncountableA fresh embodiment.
Kibbutz life is a present-day reincarnation of pioneer days' morality.
1974 February 9, Joe, “Reactions”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 6Synonyms: reembodiment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
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metempsychosistransmigration[Appendix:Glossary
nounA fresh embodiment.
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishcarnate
- Englishincarnate
- Englishreincarnate
- Englishreincarnation
From reincarnate + -ion.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans reïnkarnasie
- reïnkarnasierebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Ancient Greek μετεμψύχωσις
- μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Arabic تَنَاسُخُ الأَرْوَاحِ
- تَنَاسُخُ الأَرْوَاحِ (tanāsuḵu l-ʔarwāḥi)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Bulgarian превъплъщение, прераждане
- превъплъщение (prevăplăštenie)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- прераждане (preraždane)fresh embodiment
Catalan reencarnació
- reencarnaciórebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Chinese Mandarin 轉世 /转世, 轉生 /转生
- 轉世 /转世 (zhuǎnshì)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- 轉生 /转生 (zhuǎnshēng)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- 投胎 (tóutāi)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Czech převtělení
- převtělenírebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Danish reinkarnation
- reinkarnationrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Dutch reïncarnatie
- reïncarnatierebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Esperanto reenkarniĝo
- reenkarniĝorebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Estonian reinkarnatsioon
- reinkarnatsioonrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Finnish jälleensyntyminen, reinkarnaatio
- jälleensyntyminenrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- reinkarnaatiorebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- uudistuminennew, often improved, version
- muodonmuutosnew, often improved, version
French réincarnation
- réincarnationrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
German Wiedergeburt, Reinkarnation
- Wiedergeburtrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- Reinkarnationrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- Wiedergeburtfresh embodiment
- Wiedergeburtnew, often improved, version
Greek μετενσάρκωση, μετενσάρκωση
- μετενσάρκωση (metensárkosi)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- μετενσάρκωση (metensárkosi)new, often improved, version
Hebrew גִּלְגּוּל נְשָׁמוֹת
- גִּלְגּוּל נְשָׁמוֹת (gilgúl neshamót)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Hindi पुनर्जन्म
- पुनर्जन्म (punarjanma)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Hungarian újraszületés, reinkarnáció
- újraszületésrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- reinkarnációrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- újjászületésfresh embodiment
Icelandic endurholdgun
- endurholdgunrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Italian reincarnazione
- reincarnazionerebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Japanese 転生, 輪廻
- 転生rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- 輪廻 (rinne)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- 生まれ変わり (umarekawari)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- 再来rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Korean 윤회(輪迴) 륜회
- 윤회(輪迴) 륜회 (yunhoe)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Latin metempsychosis, reciprocatio
- metempsychosisrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- reciprocatiorebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Latvian pārmiesošanās, reinkarnācija
- pārmiesošanāsrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- reinkarnācijarebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Malay penjelmaan semula
- penjelmaan semularebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Persian زادمرد, تناسخ
- زادمرد (zādmord)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- تناسخ (tanāsox)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Polish odrodzenie, reinkarnacja
- odrodzenierebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- reinkarnacjarebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Portuguese reencarnação, reincarnação
- reencarnaçãorebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- reincarnaçãofresh embodiment
- reincarnaçãonew, often improved, version
Romanian reîncarnare
- reîncarnarerebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Russian перевоплоще́ние, возрожде́ние
- перевоплоще́ние (perevoploščénije)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- возрожде́ние (vozroždénije)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- переселе́ние душ (pereselénije duš)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- реинкарна́ция (reinkarnácija)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- перерожде́ние (pereroždénije)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- перевоплоще́ние (perevoploščénije)new, often improved, version
- возрожде́ние (vozroždénije)new, often improved, version
Spanish reencarnación
- reencarnaciónrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Swedish själavandring, reinkarnation
- själavandringrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- reinkarnationrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Tagalog pagmulingsilang
- pagmulingsilangrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Tamil மறுபிறவி, மறுபிறப்பு
- மறுபிறவி (maṟupiṟavi)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- மறுபிறப்பு (maṟupiṟappu)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- மறுபிறவி (maṟupiṟavi)fresh embodiment
- மறுபிறவி (maṟupiṟavi)new, often improved, version
Turkish ruh göçü, reenkarnasyon
- ruh göçürebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- reenkarnasyonrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- tenasührebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Ukrainian реінкарна́ція, перевті́лення
- реінкарна́ція (reinkarnácija)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- перевті́лення (perevtílennja)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- перевті́лення (perevtílennja)fresh embodiment
Urdu آواگون, تناسخ
- آواگون (āvāgavan)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
- تناسخ (tanāsux)rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Welsh ailymgnawdoliad
- ailymgnawdoliadrebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
reincarnation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincarnation
MLA
“reincarnation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincarnation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reincarnation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincarnation.
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