n.
Pronunciation: ˌ re-n ə - ' sän(t)s, - ' zän(t)s, - ' sä n s, - ' zä n s, ' re-n ə - ˌ , chiefly Brit ri- ' n ā -s ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: French, from Middle French, rebirth, from Old French renaistre to be born again, from Latin renasci, from re- + nasci to be born ― more at NATION
Date: 1845
1 capitalized a : the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science b : the period of the Renaissance c : the neoclassic style of architecture prevailing during the Renaissance
2 often capitalized : a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity
3 : REBIRTH , REVIVAL