reincarnation reincarnation /ˌriːɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃən/

noun

1. 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  ( reincarnation )
   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
    The concept of reincarnation is integral to many Eastern philosophies.
   The concept of reincarnation is integral to many Eastern philosophies.
   
   
2. A second or new birth  ( rebirth , reincarnation , renascence )
   a second or new birth
   
3. Embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)  ( reincarnation )
   embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
    His reincarnation as a lion
   his reincarnation as a lion