[noun] - the belief that a dead person's spirit returns to life in another body, or a person or animal in whose body a dead person's spirit returns to lifeHindus and Buddhists believe in reincarnation. [U]She thinks that she's a reincarnation of Cleopatra. [C]
REINCARNATION
Meaning of REINCARNATION in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012