Noun: rebirth ree'burth or 'ree,burth
- A spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
"After his retreat, he experienced a spiritual rebirth that changed his outlook on life";
- conversion, spiritual rebirth
- A new beginning or revival after decline, destruction, or dormancy
"The company experienced a rebirth after the new management took over";
- reincarnation, renascence
- The revival of learning and culture
"The Italian Renaissance saw a rebirth of classical learning";
- Renaissance, Renascence, renaissance
- After death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
"Some Eastern religions believe in rebirth as a form of reincarnation";
- metempsychosis
Derived forms: rebirths
Type of: birth, nascence [rare], nascency, nativity, phenomenon, redemption, resurgence, revitalisation [Brit], revitalization, revival, revivification, salvation
Encyclopedia: Rebirth, Rebuild