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A previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation. / (informal) A former period of one's life.

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past life

Source Word

past life

Noun

informal

Japanese Meaning

過去世: 輪廻転生説に基づき、以前に異なる体で生きた人生 / 昔の生活: （口語）かつての日常、以前の人生の一時期

彼女は古い寺院を訪れるといつも不思議な安らぎを感じ、まるでそれが前世を思い出させるかのようだった。

Sense（1）

A previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.

She claims to have been Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette in past lives.

Sense（2）

(informal) A former period of one's life.

I was a computer programmer in a past life, but now I raise pigs and chickens.

past lives

（ plural ）