noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɹiːˈbɜːθ/
Canada, General-American:/ɹiˈbɝθ/
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Australian:/ɹiːˈbɜːθ/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)θ
CMU ARPABET:R IY0 B ER1 TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
Revival, reinvigoration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Spiritual renewal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To cause to be born again, spiritually renewed, or revived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To be born again, spiritually renewed, or revived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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6
noun
Meaning 6
a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conversion, spiritual rebirth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: redemption, salvation
Narrower terms: proselytism
7
noun
Meaning 7
the revival of learning and culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metempsychosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: phenomenon
History
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.
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Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.