rebirth

noun

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, […]”

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, […]”

3. Spiritual renewal.

   “The rebirth of Baptism affirms that Christ the healer shares our life.”

   “Rather, in 1 Pet 3:21, those who have experienced rebirth in Christ, presumably through baptism, are promised an eschatological reward.”

verb

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.”

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.”

   ““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.””

   “I rebirthed to let go of any belief systems of lack and limitation that might be blocking my success.”

   ““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.””