rebirth

1 after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body [syn: metempsychosis]

2 a second or new birth [syn: reincarnation]

3 the revival of learning and culture [syn: Renaissance, renascence]

4 a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life [syn: conversion, spiritual rebirth]

English

Etymology

re- + birth

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)θ

Noun

rebirth

1. a new birth of a mental capacity, such as a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body
2. a fresh embodiment
3. a new, often improved, version
4. a full or partial restoration or revival of an old idea that has slipped out of common use

Translations

• French: renaissance
• German: Wiedergeburt
• Italian: rinascimento
• Slovak: znovuzrodenie
• Spanish: renacimiento

Related terms

• birth

See also

• reborn
• reincarnation
• renaissance
• revival

Rebirth may refer to:

• Reincarnation, belief that some essential part of a living being survives death to be reborn in a new body
• Rebirth (Buddhism), consciousness arising in the new person is neither identical to, nor different from, the old consciousness, but forms part of a causal continuum or stream with it simply means you come back alive
• Rebirth Brass Band, a New Orleans brass band
• Rebirth (manhwa), Korean 'manga' series
• Rebirth (Death Note episode), of the Japanese animated television series Death Note
• Tales of Rebirth, a video game for the Playstation 2
• .hack//G.U. Volume 1: Rebirth, a video game for the Playstation 2
• ReBirth RB-338, software synthesizer by Propellerhead Software

Albums

• Rebirth (Angra album)
• Rebirth (Gackt album)
• Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez album)
• Rebirth (Pain album)
• Rebirth (March Violets album)

See also

• Born again (disambiguation)
• Rebirthing (disambiguation)
• Renaissance, French for "rebirth", a cultural movement ending in the 17th century

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