🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

réincarner

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ray-ahn-kar-nay

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reincarnate/ˌriːɪnˈkɑːrneɪt/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ils croient que l'âme peut se réincarner dans un nouveau corps."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To be born again in another body after death.

    "Many believe that the soul can reincarnate into different forms over time."
  2. 2

    To bring back to life in a new form or embodiment.

    "The artist sought to reincarnate the spirit of the original work in her new painting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'reincarnate' originates from the Latin 'reincarnare', which means 'to be made flesh again'. It 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 the soul in a new body.

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