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Meaning of gilgul | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɡɪlˌɡʊl

Definitions

reincarnation, metempsychosis

Judaism

Examples

“Abravanel, for example, chooses to argue at length in favor of gilgulim in his commentary on the section of the Torah that discusses yibbum.”
“The limitation of gilgul to men here is intriguing. Gilgul, among other things, is a process of purification from the sins of past lives, an alternative to the more anguished purification of Gehenna.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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