Palingenesis

Quick meaning: Palingenesis is a noun meaning (uncountable, also figuratively) Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this.

Meaning

(uncountable, also figuratively) Rebirth; regeneration; (countable) an instance of this.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable, geology) The regeneration of magma by the melting of metamorphic rocks.
2. (uncountable, biology, chiefly historical or obsolete) The apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species.

Example Sentences

[P]alingenesis is to be seen in the Ectoprocta, cœnogenesis in the Entoprocta.

On this model, codification was not aimed at effecting a palingenesis of civil society or at guaranteeing individual autonomy against public powers.

The elegant and fashionable female of London, would start back with horror and consternation—with loathing and disgust—could palingeneses of her ancient ancestors be presented to her.

Thebes, […] is an originary site, a primal scene of writing; a point of transumption, where the Phoenician alphabet transmutes into the Greek, initiating thereby the variegated career of Greek writing and its palingeneses.

Word Forms

• palingeneses

Synonyms for palingenesis

Depending on context, synonyms include palingenesia, palingenesy, renaissance, resuscitation, revival, palingeny.

Antonyms for palingenesis

Common opposites include caenogenesis, kenogenesis, cenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include recapitulation, palingenesia, palingeny, gainbirth, regenesis, regeneration.

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