word | reincarnation |
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definition | (1) Rebirth in new bodies or forms of life. (2) Someone who has been born again with a new body after death. |
eg_sentence | Even as a child he struck everyone as a reincarnation of his grandfather, not in his features but in his manner and personality. |
explanation | It's easy to make fun of people who claim to be the reincarnation of Cleopatra or Napoleon, but they don't come from a culture that takes reincarnation seriously. In Hindu belief, a person must pass through a series of reincarnations—some of which may be as insects or fish—before fully realizing that the bodily pleasures are shallow and that only spiritual life is truly valuable; only then do the reincarnations cease. For Hindus, an “old soul” is a person who seems unusually wise from early in life, and whose wisdom must have come from passing through many reincarnations |
IPA | ˌriɪnkɑrˈneɪʃən |
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