English Dictionary
Definition of “renaissance”
Word Frequency
renaissance (rəˈneɪsəns
; US English ˈrɛnəˌsɒns) or renascence
Definitions
noun
- a revival or rebirth, esp of culture and learning
Word Origin
C19: from French, from Latin re- + nascī to be bornSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = rebirth, revival, restoration, renewal, awakening, resurrection, regeneration, resurgence, reappearance, new dawn, re-emergence, reawakening, new birth
Renaissance (rəˈneɪsəns
; US English ˈrɛnəˌsɒns)
Definitions
noun
-
See the Renaissance
-
- the spirit, culture, art, science, and thought of this period. Characteristics of the Renaissance are usually considered to include intensified classical scholarship, scientific and geographical discovery, a sense of individual human potentialities, and the assertion of the active and secular over the religious and contemplative life
- (as modifier) ⇒
Renaissance writers
See also Early Renaissance, High Renaissance
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or relating to the Renaissance, its culture, etc
Example Sentences Including 'renaissance'
Alliances expect victories: witness Yeats's description of the occult revival as a revolt ' and a greater renaissance '.Yeats, Folklore, and Occultism: Contexts of the Early Work and Thought.
And yet Cassie had a sense of renaissance , a new beginning that did not only apply to herself but - oddly - to Richard and Laura.The Image of Laura
However, with people such as Sue on board, many more games are enjoying a renaissance.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Like it or not, football's remarkable cultural renaissance would simply not have happened without the Murdoch shilling.Spiked
Oh, to live during the renaissance of the centre of the world!Globe and Mail (2003)
Toronto artist Miriam Grenville believes the technology could create a renaissance in the world of wall coverings.Globe and Mail (2004)
Worryingly, 1980s throwback, the dado rail, could soon enjoy a renaissance with only 2 % of respondents giving it the thumbs down.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
Sponsored Links
Log in to comment on this word.
Comments