Definition of Renascence

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Renaissance
Terms within: High Renaissance, Quattrocento, Italian Renaissance
Group relationships: History
Generic synonyms: Age, Historic Period

2. Noun. A second or new birth.
Exact synonyms: Rebirth, Reincarnation
Generic synonyms: Birth, Nascence, Nascency, Nativity
Specialized synonyms: Transmigration, Cycle Of Rebirth

3. Noun. The revival of learning and culture.
Exact synonyms: Rebirth, Renaissance
Generic synonyms: Resurgence, Revitalisation, Revitalization, Revival, Revivification
Derivative terms: Renascent

Definition of Renascence

1. n. The state of being renascent.

Definition of Renascence

1. Noun. (American English) (alternative spelling of Renaissance) ¹

2. Noun. (rare) A new beginning or rebirth; regeneration. ¹

3. Noun. Renewal, revival. ¹

4. Noun. (rare) The Renaissance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Renascence

1. nascence [n -S] - See also: nascence

Lexicographical Neighbors of Renascence

renal surface of the suprarenal gland
renal tb
renal threshold
renal transplantation
renal tubular acidosis
renal tubule
renal vein
renal veins
rename
renamed
renamer
renamers
renames
renaming
renamings
renascence
renascences
renascency
renascent
renate
renationalisation
renationalise
renationalised
renationalises
renationalising
renationalization
renationalize
renationalized
renationalizes
renationalizing

Literary usage of Renascence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1921)
"In 1529 the Turks 1 Renascence here means rebirth, and it is applied to the recovery of the ... The Renaissance wag only a part of the Renascence of Europe. ..."

2. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"the Renascence first implanted the love of the drama in the English people and thus made our English stage a chosen home for the genius of dramatic ..."

3. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"Thus English civilisation remained in essentials unaffected by the current of the Renascence after individual Englishmen had become subject to its influence ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Renascence on Dictionary.com!Search for Renascence on Thesaurus.com!Search for Renascence on Google!Search for Renascence on Wikipedia!

Search