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rebirth

rebirth

19 6.1
A deep spiritual change that makes a person start a new life
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈbɜrθ/
translation icon : renacimiento espiritual
  • After years of hardship, she felt a sense of rebirth as she started a new chapter in her life.
  • spiritual rebirth
  • initiation and rebirth
  • symbolic rebirth

And then as a collective consciousness, we also quite often goes through, go through that death and rebirth process.

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Examples

  • We are transforming Mr. Hardcastle's beautiful home into a new campus for the Spiritual Rebirth Institute.

  • During ritual healing ceremonies, Roger underwent a rebirth and initiation.

    Academic text (1994)
  • This is but the beginning of me, my rebirth.

  • For tomorrow, you will take the first steps towards your rebirth.

  • Let this day be for us, too, a rebirth!

  • This guy has had a rebirth.

  • I chose the latter, and made this the day of my rebirth.

  • Every work of art is therefore a reworking and a rebirth of ancient ideas.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The day for her rebirth came one hundred years after the shot that killed Lincoln and stilled history.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Then, as the months passed, her unexpected rebirth dazzled me.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

conversion
vsrebirth
56 4.8

Changing from one religion or belief to another

is a personal spiritual awakening that transforms life beyond formal belief change
awakening
vsrebirth
54 4.4

A new understanding that makes you see things differently

implies a deeper spiritual change that leads to a transformed life
reincarnation
vsrebirth
41 7.1

Belief that a person's soul is born again in a new body after death

is a spiritual transformation in life now rather than bodily return after death
enlightenment
vsrebirth
  • Specialized
31 8.6

A state of complete spiritual understanding that ends suffering and rebirth

is more about starting a new life path after spiritual awakening
regeneration
vsrebirth
19 5.8

Making something new and stronger after damage

is limited to spiritual awakening that produces a new life path
reawakening
vsrebirth
3 4.1

A return of activity or interest after a time of rest

is a deeper spiritual renewal that starts a transformed way of living
satori
vsrebirth
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A sudden moment of deep understanding in Zen Buddhism

is broader, covering a process that leads to a lasting transformed life
self-renewal
vsrebirth
1 6.4

The ability of a person, group, or cell to make new parts and stay active

is about a profound spiritual change that transforms whole life direction
new lease of life
vsrebirth
  • UK
1 3.8

A fresh start that makes something lively and useful again

is a spiritual shift that changes life purpose rather than general vitality
spiritual rebirth
vsrebirth
1 7.7

A deep change in the way a person lives after a spiritual awakening

is similarly spiritual but emphasises the ongoing new transformed life
regenesis
vsrebirth
1 8.8

A new beginning when something is made or starts again

emphasises spiritual enlightenment rather than general recreation or formation
palingenesis
vsrebirth
  • Specialized
9.9

A process in which someone or something is made new again

focuses specifically on spiritual awakening that starts a transformed life
palingenesia
vsrebirth
  • Formal
9.9

A rebirth of the soul after a hard time

is the common term for a spiritual process creating a transformed life
bodhi
vsrebirth
  • Specialized
9.9

A state of complete spiritual awakening and freedom from rebirth

is focused on beginning a transformed life through spiritual enlightenment
reviviscence
vsrebirth
  • Specialized
9.9

A return to life, being awake, or normal activity

is specifically a spiritual enlightenment leading to a new life

Antonyms

439 3.9

A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value

19 6.8

A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy

Compounds

cycle of rebirth
  • Literature
1 7.6

A process of being born again after death many times until you become free

A deep change in the way a person lives after a spiritual awakening

How Transformed

enlightenment
  • Specialized
31 8.6
transformation
241 3.7
rebirth
19 6.1
renewal
73 3.5
awakening
54 4.4

Surface Forms

rebirth singular
rebirths plural

Morphology

rebirth = birth (semi-transparent) = re + birth

The idea of a new birth is recognizable, but the spiritual-enlightenment sense is a metaphorical extension rather than a purely literal one.

Etymology

Rebirth is made from re- 'again' and birth 'being born', and it describes a deep personal change when someone starts a new, transformed life.