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reincarnation

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
the belief that a dead person's spirit returns to life in another body:

Examples:

Hindus and Buddhists believe in reincarnation.
2
a person or animal in whose body a dead person's spirit returns to life:

Examples:

He believes he's a reincarnation of Julius Caesar.
3
the belief of some people that the spirit of a dead person returns to life in another body or form, or a person or thing believed to have returned or been brought back in this way

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