renascence
Noun
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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 (synset 115284623)is an instance of: age, historic period - an era of history having some distinctive featurehas:- high renaissance - the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
- quattrocento - the 15th century in Italian art and literature
- italian renaissance - the early period when Italy was the center of the Renaissance
is a part of: history - the aggregate of past eventssame as: renaissance -
A second or new birth (synset 107335847)
subtypes:
- transmigration - the passing of a soul into another body after death
- cycle of rebirth - (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms
same as: rebirth, reincarnation -
The revival of learning and culture (synset 101049727)
is a type of: resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification - bringing again into activity and prominencesame as: rebirth, renaissance
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