rebirth
Starting over completely
Rebirth is being born again, whether literally through reincarnation or figuratively through profound transformation.
A person experiences rebirth after overcoming addiction or surviving trauma.
Cities undergo rebirth through urban renewal.
The Renaissance was a rebirth of classical learning.
After the divorce, she described it as a complete rebirth.
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- salvationDeliverance from harm
satori · liberation · transcendence · born-again · conversion · baptism · illumination · grace
Complete self-transformation
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- second-chanceRenewed opportunity after failing
- do-overAnother chance given
- chapterDivision of a book
reset · transformation · comeback · reawakening · restoration · rebuilding · reimagining · phoenix
Return after dormancy
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- reemergenceReturning to visibility
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- restorationReturning something to condition
comeback · recovery · rekindling · resuscitation · reanimation · reinvigoration · resurrection · reestablishment
Cycle of rebirth
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- soulInnermost animating essence
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
cycle · incarnation · atman · regression · continuity
Biological self-repair process
- regrowthGrowing back again
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
pupation · neurogenesis · healing · shedding · emergence · hatching · sprouting · budding
Self-immolating, regenerating bird
- resurrectionRevival from death
- OsirisEgyptian afterlife deity
- PersephoneGreek underworld queen
- DionysusGreek deity of wine
Quetzalcoatl · Baldur · Orpheus · Lazarus · rising · underworld · cyclical · eternal
Cosmic moral order
- BuddhaEnlightened spiritual founder
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
- bardoState between death, rebirth
- TheravadaBuddhism of the elders
Mahayana · vipassana · zazen · pratityasamutpada · Tibetan · bodhisattva
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- MediciFlorentine banking dynasty
- classicismAdherence to ancient artistic principles
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
Botticelli · Raphael · Petrarch · Brunelleschi · Donatello · Machiavelli · Galileo · patronage
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
salvation · satori · liberation · transcendence · born-again · conversion · baptism · illumination · grace · redemption
reinvention
Complete self-transformation
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- second-chanceRenewed opportunity after failing
- do-overAnother chance given
chapter · reset · transformation · comeback · reawakening · restoration · rebuilding · reimagining · phoenix
resurgence
Return after dormancy
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- reemergenceReturning to visibility
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
restoration · comeback · recovery · rekindling · resuscitation · reanimation · reinvigoration · resurrection · reestablishment · reclamation
samsara
Cycle of rebirth
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- soulInnermost animating essence
afterlife · cycle · incarnation · atman · regression · continuity
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- regrowthGrowing back again
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
chrysalis · pupation · neurogenesis · healing · shedding · emergence · hatching · sprouting · budding · propagation
phoenix
Self-immolating, regenerating bird
- resurrectionRevival from death
- OsirisEgyptian afterlife deity
- PersephoneGreek underworld queen
Dionysus · Quetzalcoatl · Baldur · Orpheus · Lazarus · rising · underworld · cyclical · eternal · apotheosis
dharma
Cosmic moral order
- BuddhaEnlightened spiritual founder
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
- bardoState between death, rebirth
Theravada · Mahayana · vipassana · zazen · pratityasamutpada · Tibetan · bodhisattva
humanism
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- MediciFlorentine banking dynasty
- classicismAdherence to ancient artistic principles
Michelangelo · Botticelli · Raphael · Petrarch · Brunelleschi · Donatello · Machiavelli · Galileo · patronage · frescoes
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- spring signsrain, thaw, melting, bloom, budding
- karmacomeuppance, good deeds, poetic justice, karmic debt, what goes around comes around
- literary themesheroism, hero's journey, ennui, social realism, morals
- regenerationregeneration, healing, renewal, revival, restoration
- renewal themesrenewal, redemption, transformation, revival, resurrection
rebirthdeath
Cessation of life
extinction · demise · expiration · annihilation · passing
rebirthdecline
Decrease or refuse
decay · degeneration · deterioration · degradation · withering
rebirthextinction
Complete vanishing of a species
collapse · downfall · obsolescence · disappearance · dying out
- death and rebirth
- spiritual rebirthReligious awakening of self
- rebirth cycleContinuous reincarnation process
- rebirth storyStory of transformation after ending