renascence
- n the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
- n a second or new birth
- n the revival of learning and culture
- Astrologers insist that since their art is actually a science, its renascence was foreordained.
- The old-fashioned general store may have its renascence this year.
- With tongue in cheek, Christianity Today noted the renascence of a fine old Puritan practice.