Renaissance
['rɛnəsɑns]
[rɪ'neɪsəns] or ['rɛnəsɑns]
Definition
(noun.) 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.
Edited by Cary--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A new birth, or revival.
(n.) The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries.
(n.) The style of art which prevailed at this epoch.
Editor: Sidney
Definition
n. a new birth: the period (in the 15th century) at which the revival of arts and letters took place marking the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world—hence 'Renaissance architecture ' &c.—adj. relating to the foregoing.
Checked by Cindy
Examples
- Hamerton, and a wonderful new volume called The Renaissance by Walter Pater. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In every single instance the guide has crushed out my swelling enthusiasm with the remark: It is nothing--it is of the Renaissance. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Of the Greek authors who at the Renaissance brought a new life into the world Plato has had the greatest influence. Plato. The Republic.
- We can only begin to guess why there was a Renaissance, why in certain centuries man seems extraordinarily creative. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I said at last: Who is this Renaissance? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We learned, then, that Renaissance was not a man; that renaissance was a term used to signify what was at best but an imperfect rejuvenation of art. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Like so many Renaissance artists Palissy tried his skill in many lines. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- It is fine enough to be a Renaissance. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I did not know what in the mischief the Renaissance was, and so always I had to simply say, Ah! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But it occurred too often for even my self-complacency, did that exasperating It is nothing--it is of the Renaissance. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The influence of the Renaissance added much to the comfort of the house. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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