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Reincarnation vs Afterlife - What's the difference?

reincarnation | afterlife |

As nouns the difference between reincarnation and afterlife

is that reincarnation is a rebirth of a mental capacity, such as a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body while afterlife is life after death.

As a proper noun afterlife is

the place believed to be inhabited by deceased people.

reincarnation

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * rebirth (1, and to some extent 2)

    Related terms

    * carnal * incarnation * reincarnate * reincarnated

    See also

    * rebirth * transmigration

    External links

    * *

    afterlife

    English

    (wikipedia afterlife)

    Noun

    (afterlives)
  • Life after death.
    • Why do religionists believe in an afterlife ?

    Synonyms

    * (life after death) hereafter, other side

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The place believed to be inhabited by deceased people.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "afterlife")

    See also

    * beforelife English nouns with irregular plurals