reincarnate
Be born again
To reincarnate is to be reborn in a new body after death—a belief central to Hinduism, Buddhism, and other traditions.
The word applies literally to souls entering new physical forms and figuratively to things that return in transformed versions: The old theater was reincarnated as a nightclub.
As an adjective, reincarnate describes someone believed to be a soul reborn: a reincarnate lama.
Revival from death
- renewalMaking current again
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- revivalReturn after decline
rejuvenation · reawakening · renaissance · resurgence · transformation · metamorphosis · reconstitution · born again
Spiritual cause and effect
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
liberation · enlightenment · cycle · fate · destiny · cosmic justice · retribution · causality
Innermost animating essence
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- atmanEternal inner self
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
identity · self · continuity · immortality · preexistence · past life · afterlife · otherworld
Earlier embodied existence
- regressionReturn to former state
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- déjà vuIllusory prior experience
recall · continuity · prodigy · birthmark · phobia · affinity · talent · remembrance
Mystical divine knowledge system
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- vedantaHindu metaphysical system
- platonicFriendly without romance
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
faith · tradition · cosmology · worldview · eschatology · theology · mysticism · esotericism
resurrection
Revival from death
- renewalMaking current again
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
revival · rejuvenation · reawakening · renaissance · resurgence · transformation · metamorphosis · reconstitution · born again · second chance
karma
Spiritual cause and effect
nirvana · liberation · enlightenment · cycle · fate · destiny · cosmic justice · retribution · causality · consequence
soul
Innermost animating essence
consciousness · identity · self · continuity · immortality · preexistence · past life · afterlife · otherworld · astral
past life
Earlier embodied existence
- regressionReturn to former state
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
déjà vu · recall · continuity · prodigy · birthmark · phobia · affinity · talent · remembrance · anamnesis
theosophy
Mystical divine knowledge system
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- vedantaHindu metaphysical system
- platonicFriendly without romance
doctrine · faith · tradition · cosmology · worldview · eschatology · theology · mysticism · esotericism · animism
reincarnatedisembody
Remove from corporeal existence
discarnate · incorporeal · immaterial · bodiless · unembodied
reincarnatecease to exist
Terminate one's being
annihilate · extinguish · break the cycle · obliterate · terminate
- reincarnation beliefDoctrine of soul rebirth
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