RENASCENCE

rebirth, Renaissance, Renascence

(noun) the revival of learning and culture

reincarnation, rebirth, renascence

(noun) a second or new birth

Renaissance, Renascence

(noun) the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Renascence

(US) Alternative spelling of Renaissance

Etymology

Noun

renascence (plural renascences)

(now rare) A new beginning or rebirth; regeneration.

Renewal, revival.

(now rare) The Renaissance.

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*nas"cence (r-ns"sens), n. Etym: [See Renascent, and cf. Renaissance.]

1. The state of being renascent. Read the Phrenascence is varied. Coleridge.

2. Same as Renaissance. The Renascence . . . which in art, in literature, and in physics, produced such splendid fruits. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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