Renaissance Period Revival Born Capitalized Movement Europe Modern

re·nais·sance
\\ˌre-nə-ˈsän(t)s, -ˈzän(t)s, -ˈsäⁿs, -ˈzäⁿs, ˈre-nə-ˌ, chiefly Brit ri-ˈnā-s^ən(t)s\\ noun1. 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
3.

rebirth

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revival

Renaissance
  "great period of revival of classical-based art and learning in Europe that began 14c.," 1840, from Fr. renaissance des lettres, from O.Fr. renaissance, lit. "rebirth," usually in a spiritual sense, from renaître "be born again," from V.L. *renascere, from L. renasci "be born again," from re- "again" + nasci "be born" (Old L. gnasci; see genus). An earlier term for it was revival of learning (1785). In general usage, with a lower-case r-, "a revival" (esp. of learning, literature, art), it is attested from 1872. Renaissance man is first recorded 1906.

renaissance
re·nais·sance / ri5neisns; NAmE 5renEsB:ns / noun [sing.]
1. the Renaissance the period in Europe during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries when people became interested in the ideas and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and used these influences in their own art, literature, etc.
   文艺复兴时期(欧洲 14、15 和 16 世纪时,人们以古希腊罗马的思想文化来繁荣文学艺术):
   Renaissance art
   文艺复兴时期的艺术
2. a situation when there is new interest in a particular subject, form of art, etc. after a period when it was not very popular
   (某一学科或艺术形式等衰落后的)复兴
   SYN 

revival

:
   to experience a renaissance
   经历复兴

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ren·ais·sance
I. \|renə|sän(t)s also -|zä- sometimes -äⁿs or -äⁿn(t)s, chiefly Brit rə̇ˈnās^ən-\ noun
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Etymology: French, from Middle French, rebirth, from renais- (stem of renaistre to be born again, from Latin renasci, from re- + nasci to be born) + -ance — more at
1. often capitalized
 a. : enthusiastic and vigorous activity along literary, artistic, and cultural lines distinguished by a revival of interest in the past, by an increasing pursuit of learning, and by an imaginative response to broader horizons generally
  < conceptions of the nature of the Renaissance — W.K.Ferguson >
  < the transcendental movement that marked the full flowering of the New England renaissance — V.L.Parrington >
 b. : the period of such a revival
  < the Renaissance of the eighth and ninth centuries — Kemp Malone >
  < that second Renaissance, the Victorian Age — Edwin Benson >
  < the period conventionally known as the Renaissance — David Daiches >
2. usually capitalized : the neoclassic style of art prevailing during the Renaissance period
3. : a return of youthful vigor, freshness, zest, or productivity : a renewal of life or interest in some aspect of it :
 < a postwar renaissance — Granville Hicks >
 < grand opera … is currently enjoying a renaissance — Joseph Wechsberg >
 < the biggest tennis renaissance ever known in this country — Holiday >
II. adjective
1. : of or relating to a renaissance
2. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or typical or suggestive of 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
 < Renaissance painting >

 < the Renaissance ideal of the universal man — Horizon >