reincarnating
Being born again
Reincarnating is being reborn in a new body or form after death, according to beliefs held in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other traditions.
The term extends to any dramatic transformation or revival: The company is reincarnating itself as a tech startup.
Something reincarnating returns in a new guise while retaining essential identity.
Spiritual cause and effect
- soulInnermost animating essence
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
dharma · afterlife · enlightenment · transmigration · rebirth · past lives · atman · bodhi
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- returnGo back again
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- successionFollowing in order
wheel of life · death and rebirth · cyclical · repetition · coming back · born again · loop · round
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- becomingAttractive or appropriate
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
shapeshifting · renewal · regeneration · resurrection · conversion · morphing · reconstitution · remake
Making current again
- revivalReturn after decline
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
new beginning · second chance · born again · new life · awakening · phoenix · rising · restoration
karma
Spiritual cause and effect
nirvana · dharma · afterlife · enlightenment · transmigration · rebirth · past lives · atman · bodhi · liberation
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- returnGo back again
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
succession · wheel of life · death and rebirth · cyclical · repetition · coming back · born again · loop · round · renewal
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- becomingAttractive or appropriate
evolution · shapeshifting · renewal · regeneration · resurrection · conversion · morphing · reconstitution · remake · reformation
renewal
Making current again
- revivalReturn after decline
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
fresh start · new beginning · second chance · born again · new life · awakening · phoenix · rising · restoration · rejuvenation
reincarnatingperishing
In process of dying
annihilating · extinguishing · ending · death · eternal death
- reincarnation beliefDoctrine of soul rebirth