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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

noun Rebirth of the soul in another human or nonhuman body.
noun A reappearance or revitalization in another form; a new embodiment.

from The Century Dictionary.

noun The act or state of being incarnated anew; a repeated incarnation; a new embodiment.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

noun A rebirth of a mental capacity, such as a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body
noun The idea of such a rebirth, a specific belief or doctrine on how such a rebirth occurs
noun A fresh embodiment
noun A new, considerably improved, version

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
noun a second or new birth
noun 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

Etymologies

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From reincarnate +‎ -ion

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I've had plenty of time to wrestle with the puzzles that a profound belief in reincarnation imply, and where the analogies are for people like myself who feel that you only get one life to live, but you might go through huge shifts within your life that somehow match "reincarnation".

Children's literature's defining phrase, Roger Sutton 2007
The very purpose of the reincarnation is to carry continuously the task that was started in the previous life.

April L. Bogle: Her Holiness: Is the Time Right for a Female Dalai Lama? April L. Bogle 2010
Logically, the very purpose of reincarnation is service to the Buddha Dharma, and in terms of the people, if circumstances are such that [a] female body would be more useful in that field, then why not?

April L. Bogle: Her Holiness: Is the Time Right for a Female Dalai Lama? April L. Bogle 2010
The very purpose of the reincarnation is to carry continuously the task that was started in the previous life.

April L. Bogle: Her Holiness: Is the Time Right for a Female Dalai Lama? April L. Bogle 2010
Logically, the very purpose of reincarnation is service to the Buddha Dharma, and in terms of the people, if circumstances are such that [a] female body would be more useful in that field, then why not?

April L. Bogle: Her Holiness: Is the Time Right for a Female Dalai Lama? April L. Bogle 2010
As a Hindu or someone raised to believe in reincarnation, he becomes Buddha.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Interesting and Unbelieveably Depressing Interview: 2010
For a fertilized egg, there is no consciousness and also no history of consciousness (unless you believe in reincarnation).

Think Progress » Kansas lawmaker compares rape to auto theft. 2010
Logically, the very purpose of reincarnation is service to the Buddha Dharma, and in terms of the people, if circumstances are such that [a] female body would be more useful in that field, then why not?

April L. Bogle: Her Holiness: Is the Time Right for a Female Dalai Lama? April L. Bogle 2010
For a fertilized egg, there is no consciousness and also no history of consciousness (unless you believe in reincarnation).

Think Progress » Kansas lawmaker compares rape to auto theft. 2010
The very purpose of the reincarnation is to carry continuously the task that was started in the previous life.

April L. Bogle: Her Holiness: Is the Time Right for a Female Dalai Lama? April L. Bogle 2010

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oroboros commented on the word reincarnation

Over in one land (where the sky sometimes catches fire) is a man who is so enamored of and impressed by his self that he believes he is him reincarnated.
--Jan Cox

August 31, 2007
oroboros commented on the word reincarnation

RENDER UNTO CAESAR...
Modernity comes to China: Religious teachers must now fill out a government application before they can be reincarnated.The decree, passed in 2007, requires that applications be submitted to four different government bodies.“The selection of reincarnates must preserve national unity and solidarity of all ethnic groups, and the selection process cannot be influenced by any group or individual from outside the country.” (via futilitycloset.com)

February 17, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word reincarnation

Right unworldly, oroboros, if not downright insane. Might I apply to be remembered when I die? Please give me an address where I can send particulars. Meanwhile, continue shopping at WalMart if you think you can't purchase necessities produced in the US elsewhere in your struggling city.

February 17, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word reincarnation

Hm. I wonder whether that has anything to do with Gedhun Choekyi Nyima.

February 17, 2011