renascence

re·nas·cence  (r-nsns, -nsns)

n.

1. A new birth or life; a rebirth.

2. A cultural revival; a renaissance.

3. Renascence Renaissance.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Renascence - 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 Renaissance 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.	renascence - a second or new birth rebirth, reincarnation nascence, nascency, nativity, birth - the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" transmigration - the passing of a soul into another body after death cycle of rebirth - (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms
	3.	Renascence - the revival of learning and culture Renaissance, rebirth 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"