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rebirth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɹiˈbɝθ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
  • audio Queensland
  • /ɹiːˈbɜːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹiːˈbɜːθ/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English rebirth From re- + birth.

Meanings

  1. Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first.
    • A theistic version of the above doctrine of transmigratory existence is presented best in the Bhagavadgitā which compares the rebirth of the soul in another body to changing of clothes, […] 1989, Saral Jhingran, Aspects of Hindu morality, page 35:
  2. Revival, reinvigoration.
    • And it was the spread of modern nationalism in the aftermath of Napoleon's defeat that mainly accounted for the nineteenth-century rebirth of the “Handelian” oratorio in Germany, where it had never thrived before, […] 2009, Richard Taruskin, Music in the Nineteenth Century:
  3. Spiritual renewal.
    • The rebirth of Baptism affirms that Christ the healer shares our life. 2000, Joseph Stoutzenberger, Celebrating Sacraments, page 132:
    • Rather, in 1 Pet 3:21, those who have experienced rebirth in Christ, presumably through baptism, are promised an eschatological reward. 2011, Chad T. Pierce, Spirits and the Proclamation of Christ, page 233:

Forms

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rebirths Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

rebirthday

Relateds

metempsychosis · reincarnation · renaissance · palingenesia · reborn · revival

Translations (99)

hy վերածնունդ (revival, reinvigoration) · be адраджэ́нне (revival, reinvigoration) · sh preporod (spiritual renewal) · pt renascimento (revival, reinvigoration) · ja 再生 (revival, reinvigoration) · eo renaskiĝo (reincarnation) · da genfødsel (reincarnation) · ro reîncarnare (reincarnation) · fi uudistuminen (spiritual renewal) · da reinkarnation (reincarnation) · hy վերածնունդ (reincarnation) · de Wiedergeburt (spiritual renewal) · de Wiedergeburt (reincarnation) · es renacimiento (reincarnation) · ca renaixença (revival, reinvigoration) · nn gjenføding (reincarnation) · nl wedergeboorte (spiritual renewal) · sh preporod (revival, reinvigoration) · fo endurføðing (reincarnation) · nl wedergeboorte (reincarnation) · uk переро́дження (reincarnation) · pt renascimento (spiritual renewal) · el μετενσάρκωση (reincarnation) · ta மறுபிறவி (reincarnation) · ru оживле́ние (revival, reinvigoration) · nl heropleving (revival, reinvigoration) · be адраджэ́нне (reincarnation) · ca renaixement (revival, reinvigoration) · cmn 再生 (spiritual renewal) · tr yeniden doğuş (spiritual renewal) · ta மறுபிறப்பு (reincarnation) · nl renaissance (revival, reinvigoration) · fo endurføðing (spiritual renewal) · nn reinkarnasjon (reincarnation) · fr renaissance (reincarnation) · tr ruh göçü (reincarnation) · hu újjászületés (revival, reinvigoration) · cmn 再生 (revival, reinvigoration) · fr renaissance (spiritual renewal) · hu újjászületés (reincarnation) · pt renascimento (reincarnation) · ja 輪廻転生 (reincarnation) · pl odrodzenie (revival, reinvigoration) · bg възраждане (revival, reinvigoration) · es renacimiento (spiritual renewal) · uk відро́дження (revival, reinvigoration) · hi पुनर्जन्म (reincarnation) · bg обновление (revival, reinvigoration) · nb reinkarnasjon (reincarnation) · ca renaixença (reincarnation) · bg прераждане (reincarnation) · ru возрожде́ние (spiritual renewal) · mk прера́ѓање (reincarnation) · pl odrodzenie (reincarnation) · sv återfödelse (reincarnation) · grc παλιγγενεσία (revival, reinvigoration) · fi jälleensyntyminen (revival, reinvigoration) · hi पुनर्जीवित (revival, reinvigoration) · tr ruh göçü (spiritual renewal) · bg възраждане (spiritual renewal) · fi jälleensyntyminen (reincarnation) · fi uudestisyntyminen (revival, reinvigoration) · tr yeniden doğuş (revival, reinvigoration) · ja 生まれ変わり (reincarnation) · he תְּקוּמָה (reincarnation) · ca renaixement (reincarnation) · hu újjászületés (spiritual renewal) · cs znovuzrození (revival, reinvigoration) · tr reenkarnasyon (spiritual renewal) · be адраджэ́нне (spiritual renewal) · ru возрожде́ние (revival, reinvigoration) · fo endurføðing (revival, reinvigoration) · pl reinkarnacja (reincarnation) · mk пре́родба (spiritual renewal) · es renacimiento (revival, reinvigoration) · ta மறுபிறவி (revival, reinvigoration) · uk відро́дження (spiritual renewal) · mk о́бнова (revival, reinvigoration) · pl ponowne narodziny (reincarnation) · tr reenkarnasyon (reincarnation) · ru возрожде́ние (reincarnation) · gd ath-bheothachadh (reincarnation) · fi renessanssi (spiritual renewal) · el αναγέννηση (revival, reinvigoration) · de Wiedergeburt (revival, reinvigoration) · nb gjenfødelse (reincarnation) · ta மறுபிறவி (spiritual renewal) · gd ath-bheothachadh (spiritual renewal) · mk прероду́вање (reincarnation) · gd ath-bheothachadh (revival, reinvigoration) · az dirçəliş (revival, reinvigoration) · nl reïncarnatie (reincarnation) · mk пре́родба (revival, reinvigoration) · hu reinkarnáció (reincarnation) · hi पुनर्जीवित (spiritual renewal) · ru перевоплоще́ние (reincarnation) · ja 再生 (spiritual renewal) · fi uudestisyntyminen (spiritual renewal) · fr renaissance (revival, reinvigoration)

rebirth en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɹiˈbɝθ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
  • audio Queensland
  • /ɹiːˈbɜːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹiːˈbɜːθ/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English rebirth From re- + birth.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cause to be born again, spiritually renewed, or revived.
    • D’Alessandro fashioned it upon a book he wrote, the lost stories he rebirthed and cherished. 2011, John Trevillian, The A-Men Return, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leics.: Matador, →ISBN, page 196:
  2. (intransitive) To be born again, spiritually renewed, or revived.
    • As I rebirthed and did the LRT, I began to love and accept myself as a woman. 1991, Rhonda Levand, “[Celebrating Our Sexuality] Balancing Male and Female Energy”, in Sexual Evolution: How Your Birth and Rebirth Affect Your Sexuality & What to Do About It, Berkeley, Calif.: Celestial Arts, →ISBN, page 176:
    • “When I rebirth, you will eat of me. But not overmuch, I pray. The black spruce of Three Streams, echoing the sweet tongue of Betula Carla, be yet to forget. And forgive. Overmuch. Over so little. Over and over and over.” 2013, Michael Larsen, “Part 1: Choice”, in The Corridor, →ISBN, page 97:
    • “And how ’bout me?” / “Two life sentences, probably.” / “The one life,” says Johnny, laughing, “isn’t enough? They don’t satisfy one, they want two? Maybe when I rebirth again, I owe them another next life.” 2001, John Sack, The Dragonhead: The True Story of the Godfather of Chinese Crime—His Rise and Fall, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 371:
    • I rebirthed to let go of any belief systems of lack and limitation that might be blocking my success. 2008, Patricia Panahi, God Outside the Box: A Story of Breaking Free, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 87:

Forms

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rebirths Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
rebirthing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rebirthed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rebirthed Tense=Past lexicographic