reborn
part of speech
adjective (reborn); past participle of the rare verb rebear (be reborn)
meaning for a pupil
1) Born again; made to live again or start a new life. tree →
2) (church) Christians who say they are «born again» or «reborn» believe they have started a new life of faith in Jesus. tree →
3) (belief) In Hinduism and Buddhism, people believe a soul can be reborn in a new body after death. tree →
4) Full of new energy or hope, as if starting again: «The old park was reborn.» tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories something «reborn» comes back to life, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, or a town rebuilt after a storm. In religion lessons it links to baptism and to beliefs about rebirth (reincarnation). Phrases: «be reborn», «feel reborn», «reborn as».
examples
- The phoenix burned up and was reborn from the ashes. tree →
- After the holiday Dad said he felt reborn. tree →
- Many Christians say they were reborn when they were baptised. tree →
- Hindus believe a soul is reborn many times. tree →
- The old cinema was reborn as a theatre. tree →
- In spring the garden seems reborn. tree →
- In the game your character is reborn at the last checkpoint. tree →
note
Used mostly with «be»: «was reborn», «is reborn». Noun: rebirth. «Born-again» is the usual adjective for Christians: «a born-again Christian». Not «reborned».
In the corpora
- Hindus believe the soul is reborn many times (reincarnation) until it reaches freedom, called moksha.
- Christians differ about whether animals go to heaven; many Hindus and Buddhists believe animals are reborn; some people believe animals simply die.
- Hindus believe in reincarnation: the soul is reborn in a new body until it is finally freed.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «reborn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.