be reincarnated
idiom
: to be born again with a different body after death
—sometimes used figuratively
The old mill is being reincarnated as a condominium complex.
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The Dalai Lama, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, ahead of his 90th birthday, stated that he would be reincarnated after his death and that no one can interfere with the succession process.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 July 2025
China has reacted to the announcement from the Dalai Lama that he will be reincarnated after his death and a successor will be appointed.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The seventeenth Karmapa Rinpoche, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, was particularly straightforward in his hope that the fourteenth Dalai Lama will soon decide whether and how he will be reincarnated.
—Anne F. Thurston, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2016
However, at the same time, William, a local teen, and his family get into a car accident, and William dies — only to be reincarnated as Billy.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Some interpretations of Jewish religious texts contend that up to four souls can be reincarnated in one body.
—Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
The Dalai Lama, who turns 89 in July, has long said that he may not be reincarnated at all, which would deny legitimacy to whomever Beijing chooses to be his successor in the eyes of many Tibetans.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Not everyone would want to be reincarnated as a chatbot.
—Tamara Kneese, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
Some interpretations of Jewish religious texts contend that up to four souls can be reincarnated in one body.
—Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 July 2025
China has reacted to the announcement from the Dalai Lama that he will be reincarnated after his death and a successor will be appointed.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The seventeenth Karmapa Rinpoche, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, was particularly straightforward in his hope that the fourteenth Dalai Lama will soon decide whether and how he will be reincarnated.
—Anne F. Thurston, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2016
However, at the same time, William, a local teen, and his family get into a car accident, and William dies — only to be reincarnated as Billy.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Some interpretations of Jewish religious texts contend that up to four souls can be reincarnated in one body.
—Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
The Dalai Lama, who turns 89 in July, has long said that he may not be reincarnated at all, which would deny legitimacy to whomever Beijing chooses to be his successor in the eyes of many Tibetans.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Not everyone would want to be reincarnated as a chatbot.
—Tamara Kneese, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
Some interpretations of Jewish religious texts contend that up to four souls can be reincarnated in one body.
—Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
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