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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesréincarnation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.ɛʁ.kɑʁ.na.sjɔ̃
"La croyance en la réincarnation est centrale dans plusieurs religions."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, begins a new life in a new physical body.
"Many Eastern traditions hold a deep belief in reincarnation and the cycle of karma." - 2
A new embodiment, manifestation, or version of someone or something that previously existed.
"The historic jazz club opened last night in its newest reincarnation downtown."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'reincarnation' originates from the Latin 'reincarnatio', which combines 're-' meaning 'again' and 'incarnare' meaning 'to make flesh'. The concept has evolved through various religious and philosophical traditions, particularly in Hinduism and Buddhism, where it refers to the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reincarnation" is said worldwide
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réincarnation
Transliteration: ʁe.ɛʁ.kɑʁ.na.sjɔ̃
"La croyance en la réincarnation est centrale dans plusieurs religions."
Reinkarnation
Transliteration: ʁeɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn
"Der Glaube an die Reinkarnation ist in vielen östlichen Kulturen verbreitet."
reincarnazione
Transliteration: re.in.kar.naˈt͡sjo.ne
"La reincarnazione è un concetto chiave in molte filosofie orientali."
reencarnación
Transliteration: re.en.kaɾ.naˈsjon
"Muchas filosofías orientales enseñan la doctrina de la reencarnación."
reencarnação
Transliteration: ʁe.ẽ.kaʁ.naˈsɐ̃w
"A crença na reencarnação é comum no espiritismo e no budismo."
पुનर्जन्म
Transliteration: punarjanm
Script: पुनर्जन्म
"हिन्दू धर्म में पुनर्जन्म में विश्वास किया जाता है।"
轮回
Transliteration: lúnhuí
"佛教相信生命有生死轮回的过程。"
환생
Transliteration: hwan-saeng
"많은 사람들이 사후의 환생과 업보에 대해 이야기합니다."
転生
Transliteration: tenshō
"仏教においては輪廻転生が重要な教えの一つです。"
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