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rebirth|riːˈbɜːθ|
[re- 5 a; cf. reborn.]
A second birth (physical or spiritual); also fig. of things.
In common use from c 1850, now especially with reference to the reincarnation of the soul in new forms.
1837tr. Guizot's Hist. Civiliz. vi. 196 This re-birth of the spirit of free inquiry. 1855Bailey Mystic, etc. 22 The destruction and re-birth of things He saw. 1866J. Martineau Ess. I. 14 The rebirth of his heart was indispensable. 1871Alabaster Wheel of Law p. xlv, The request to a living Buddha to reward an offering by some particular rebirth. |