renascence

See also: Renascence

English

Etymology

From renascent +‎ -ence.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈneɪs(ə)ns/, /ɹɪˈnas(ə)ns/

Noun

renascence (plural renascences)

  1. (now rare) A new beginning or rebirth; regeneration.
    • 1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 334:
      Although at first I was puzzles, I did not have to ponder long the mystery of this man's renascence.
  2. Renewal, revival.
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      Ignored by her own time, Dickinson was sentimentalized in her renascence.
  3. (now rare) The Renaissance.
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