rebirth
/ɹiˈbɝθ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "A theistic version of the above doctrine of transmigratory existence is presented best in the Bhagavadgitā which compares the rebirth of the soul in another body to changing of clothes, […]"
- "And it was the spread of modern nationalism in the aftermath of Napoleon's defeat that mainly accounted for the nineteenth-century rebirth of the “Handelian” oratorio in Germany, where it had never thrived before, […]"
- "The rebirth of Baptism affirms that Christ the healer shares our life."
- "Rather, in 1 Pet 3:21, those who have experienced rebirth in Christ, presumably through baptism, are promised an eschatological reward."
- "D’Alessandro fashioned it upon a book he wrote, the lost stories he rebirthed and cherished."
- "As I rebirthed and did the LRT, I began to love and accept myself as a woman."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English rebirth From re- + birth.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹiˈbɝθ/
- British English: /ɹiːˈbɜːθ/