- the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.
- rebirth of the soul in a new body.
- a new incarnation or embodiment, as of a person.
- the belief that on the death of the body the soul transmigrates to or is born again in another body
- the incarnation or embodiment of a soul in a new body after it has left the old one at physical death
- embodiment again in a new form, as of a principle or idea