renaissance
re·nais·sance
noun, often attributive \ˌre-nə-ˈsän(t)s, -ˈzän(t)s, -ˈsäⁿs, -ˈzäⁿs, ˈre-nə-ˌ, chiefly British ri-ˈnā-sən(t)s\Definition of RENAISSANCE
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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
Examples of RENAISSANCE
- a book on the Renaissance
- <the 19th-century literary renaissance that prompted people to refer to Boston as the Athens of America>
Origin of RENAISSANCE
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
First Known Use: 1845
Related to RENAISSANCE
- Synonyms
- golden age, belle epoque
- Antonyms
- dark age
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