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Wiktionary

reincarnations (Noun)
Plural of reincarnation.

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reincarnations, noun, plural of reincarnation.

WordNet

Noun Plural: reincarnations
reincarnation - a second or new birth
		rebirth, renascence
		nascence, nascency, nativity, birth the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
		transmigration the passing of a soul into another body after death
reincarnation - embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion"
		avatar, embodiment, incarnation the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"
reincarnation - the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions

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Wiktionary

reincarnation (Noun)
A rebirth of a mental capacity, such as a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
reincarnation (Noun)
The idea of such a rebirth, a specific belief or doctrine on how such a rebirth occurs.
reincarnation (Noun)
A fresh embodiment.
reincarnation (Noun)
A new, considerably improved, version.

Wikipedia

Reincarnation is the name of the idea that people are born in another body after they die. Many Hindus, Jainists, Celtic pagans, Buddhists, and people who follow some African religions believe in reincarnation. Carnate means “of flesh”, and reincarnate means to “reenter the flesh".

Reincarnation in Hinduism.

Hindus believe in reincarnation, the process where the soul repeatedly takes on a physical body through being born on Earth. All Hindus believe in reincarnation. Ancient scriptures of Hinduism teach that the soul, or immortal “self”, takes birth time and time again. Through this process it has experiences, learns lessons, and evolves spiritually. Finally, it graduates from physical birth.

Cycle of being born again.

Life and death are realities for all human beings. Like the caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly, physical death is a most natural transition for the soul. The soul survives and continues its long journey until it is one with God. Hindus believe that the soul never dies, but inhabits one body after another during its evolutionary journey guided by karma. Karma (literally: action) is the sum of one's actions, and the force that determines one's next reincarnation.

Hinduism teaches that life’s ultimate goal is not money, clothes, power, food or any other need. According to the Hindu sage Adi Shankaracharya - the world as we ordinarily understand it is like a dream: fleeting and illusory. The soul’s real purpose on this Earth is to know, to love, and to s