Renaissance

//ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to the Renaissance. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries. historical
  2. 2
    The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
Noun
  1. 1
    A rebirth or revival.

    "On the other hand, the nationalitarian phenomenon is one in which the struggle against the imperialist powers of occupation has as its object, beyond the clearing of the national territory, the independence and sovereignty of the national State, uprooting in depth the positions of the ex-colonial power— the reconquest of the power of decision in all domains of national life, the prelude to that reconquest of identity which is at the heart of the renaissance undertaken on the basis of fundamental national demands, and ceaselessly contested, by every means available, on every level, and notably on the internal level'."

  2. 2
    Any similar artistic or intellectual revival. broadly

    "the Harlem Renaissance"

  3. 3
    the revival of learning and culture wordnet
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of Renaissance. alt-of, historical

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French renaissance.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French renaissance.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French renaissance.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French renaissance.

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