reincarnation

noun
/ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

From reincarnate + -ion.

  1. derived from carō
  2. derived from incarnātus
  3. inherited from incarnat — “(of God or Christ) embodied in human form or flesh, incarnate; provided with new tissues, healed; (with devel, in curses) bloody
  4. inherited from incarnat
  5. prefixed as reincarnate — “re + incarnate
  6. suffixed as reincarnation — “reincarnate + ion

Definitions

  1. A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.

    • Near-synonyms: metempsychosis, transmigration (both broadly synonymous)
    • He is believed to be the reincarnation of Jesus.
    • Do you believe in reincarnation?
  2. A fresh embodiment.

    • Kibbutz life is a present-day reincarnation of pioneer days' morality.
  3. A new, considerably improved, version.

    • a reincarnation of an old video game

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at reincarnation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at reincarnation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at reincarnation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA