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.