REINCARNATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REINCARNATION?

Need another word that means the same as “reincarnation”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “reincarnation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Reincarnation” are: rebirth, renascence, transmigration of the soul, metempsychosis

Reincarnation as a Noun

Definitions of "Reincarnation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reincarnation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions.
• The rebirth of a soul in another body.
• A second or new birth.
• A person or animal in whom a particular soul is believed to have been reborn.
• A new version of something from the past.
• Embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form.

Synonyms of "Reincarnation" as a noun (4 Words)

metempsychosis	After death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body. Like Eliot he has an interest in metempsychosis.
rebirth	The process of being reincarnated or born again. The endless cycle of birth death and rebirth.
renascence	A second or new birth. The renascence of poetry as an oral art.
transmigration of the soul	A human being.

Usage Examples of "Reincarnation" as a noun

• His reincarnation as a lion.
• The latest reincarnation of the hippie look.
• He believed he was the reincarnation of Louis XVI.

Associations of "Reincarnation" (30 Words)

ascension	A movement upward. His ascension to the presidency.
disbelieve	Be unable to believe. To disbelieve is as much an act of faith as belief.
heaven	A state of being eternally in the presence of God after death. Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens.
inanimate	Showing no sign of life; lifeless. The inorganic world is inanimate.
karma	The effects of a person’s actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation.
metempsychosis	The supposed transmigration at death of the soul of a human being or animal into a new body of the same or a different species. Like Eliot he has an interest in metempsychosis.
nirvana	(in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism. The days of socialist nirvana in Europe are over.
paradise	The abode of Adam and Eve before the Fall in the biblical account of the Creation; the Garden of Eden. The surrounding countryside is a walker s paradise.
reanimate	Restore to life or consciousness; revive. His personal dislike of the man was reanimated.
rebirth	The process of being reincarnated or born again. The endless cycle of birth death and rebirth.
recover	Get or find back recover the use of. Recover a chair.
recreate	Create anew. The students all recreate alike.
refresh	Refresh one s memory. Refresh the screen frequently to make mistakes easier to identify.
rejuvenate	Restore a youthful appearance to. The land rejuvenated.
renaissance	The revival of learning and culture.
renewal	(among charismatic Christians) the state or process of being made spiritually new in the Holy Spirit. The need for urban renewal.
restoration	The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France in 1814 following the fall of Napoleon Louis XVIII was recalled from exile by Talleyrand. The restoration looked exactly like the original.
resurge	Rise again. His need for a meal resurged.
resurgence	Bringing again into activity and prominence. A resurgence of interest in religion.
resurrect	Restore (a dead person) to life. He queried whether Jesus was indeed resurrected.
resuscitate	Return to consciousness. Measures to resuscitate the ailing economy.
resuscitated	Restored to life or consciousness.
resuscitation	The act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness. Mouth to mouth resuscitation.
revitalize	Imbue (something) with new life and vitality. A package of spending cuts to revitalize the economy.
revival	A restoration to life or consciousness. Cross country skiing is enjoying a revival.
revive	Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state. He revived this style of opera.
soul	The essence or embodiment of a specified quality. Brevity is the soul of wit.
vim	Energy; enthusiasm. In his youth he was full of vim and vigour.
vitality	The power giving continuance of life, present in all living things. The vitality of seeds.
vivify	Make more striking or animated. Outings vivify learning for children.