renaissance (redirected from renaissances)

ren·ais·sance  (rn-säns, -zäns, rn-säns, -zäns, r-nsns)

n.

1. A rebirth or revival.

2. Renaissance

a. The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe.

b. The period of this revival, roughly the 14th through the 16th century, marking the transition from medieval to modern times.

3. often Renaissance

a. A revival of intellectual or artistic achievement and vigor: the Celtic Renaissance.

b. The period of such a revival.

adj. Renaissance

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Renaissance or its artistic and intellectual works and styles.

2. Of or being the style of architecture and decoration, based on classical models, that originated in Italy in the 15th century and continued throughout Europe up to the end of the 16th century.

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[French, from Old French, from renaistre, to be born again, from Vulgar Latin *renscere, from Latin rensc : re-, re- + nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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renaissance [rəˈneɪsəns (US also) ˈrɛnəˌsɒns], renascence

n

a revival or rebirth, esp of culture and learning

[from French, from Latin re- + nascī to be born]

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Renaissance [rəˈneɪsəns (US also) ˈrɛnəˌsɒns]

n

1. (Historical Terms) the. the period of European history marking the waning of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world: usually considered as beginning in Italy in the 14th century

2. (Historical Terms)

a.  the spirit, culture, art, science, and thought of this period. Characteristics of the Renaissance are usually considered to include intensified classical scholarship, scientific and geographical discovery, a sense of individual human potentialities, and the assertion of the active and secular over the religious and contemplative life

b.  (as modifier) Renaissance writers See also Early Renaissance, High Renaissance

adj

(Historical Terms) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Renaissance, its culture, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Renaissance - 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 Renascence High Renaissance - the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content history - the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history" quattrocento - the 15th century in Italian art and literature Italian Renaissance - the early period when Italy was the center of the Renaissance
	2.	Renaissance - the revival of learning and culture rebirth, Renascence resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification - bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"

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renaissance renascence

noun rebirth, revival, restoration, renewal, awakening, resurrection, regeneration, resurgence, reappearance, new dawn, re-emergence, reawakening, new birth Popular art is experiencing a renaissance.

Translations

Renaissance [rəˈnɛsɑːns] (Art, Hist)

A. N the Renaissance → el Renacimiento
the 12th century Renaissance → el renacimiento del siglo XII

B. CPD → renacentista, del Renacimiento

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renaissance [rəˈnɛsɑːns] N → renacimiento m
a spiritual renaissance → un renacimiento or despertar espiritual

Renaissance [rəˈneɪsəns]

n
the Renaissance → la Renaissance

modif [period] → de la Renaissance; [painting, masterpiece] → de la Renaissance

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renaissance [rɪˈneɪs^əns]

n (= revival) → renaissance f

renaissance

n (liter) → Wiedergeburt f; (of nature) → Wiedererwachen nt; the Renaissance (Hist) → die Renaissance; Renaissance man → der Renaissancemensch; (fig) → der Humanist; (= all-rounder) → Allroundtalent nt

Renaissance [rɪˈneɪsɑ̃ːns]

1. n the Renaissance → il Rinascimento

2. adj (style) → (del) Rinascimento; (palace, art) → rinascimentale, del Rinascimento