reincarnation vs avatar
avatar vs reincarnationreincarnation and avatar both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reincarnation | Yes | No | No | No |
| avatar | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
avatar is a hypernym of
reincarnation; that is, avatar is a
word with a broader meaning than reincarnation:
- reincarnation: embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
- avatar: a new personification of a familiar idea
Other hypernyms of reincarnation include
embodiment, incarnation.
| reincarnation (noun) | avatar (noun) |
|---|---|
| the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions | the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form |
| a second or new birth | a new personification of a familiar idea |
| embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form) |
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