(ˌ)rēˌsȯ(r)jə̇ˈmen.(ˌ)tō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, from risorgere to rise again (from Latin resurgere ) + -i- + -mento -ment (from Latin -mentum ) — more at resurrection
: a time of renewal or renaissance : revival
a risorgimento of culture — R.P.Casey
an industrial and agricultural risorgimento — B.A.Javits
a betrayal of the men of the Risorgimento who made Italy a free nation — Times Literary Supplement