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Renaissance
[ ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns; especially British ri-ney-suhns ]
noun
- the Ren·ais·sance,
- the great revival of classical art, literature, and learning in Europe from the 14th century to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
- the period during which this revival occurred.
- the forms and treatments in art, architecture, literature, etc., used in Europe from the 14th century to the 17th century and involving a revival of classical forms:
This building is considered the most beautiful example of Renaissance north of the Alps.
- Sometimes ren·ais·sance. any notable revival in the world of art and learning:
The period from 1917 to 1923, which in China saw the New Culture Movement at its height, has been called by some the Chinese Renaissance.
“British film is undergoing its own renaissance right now,” said the festival’s director.
Synonyms: resurgence
adjective
- relating to the period, arts, literature, and ways of thinking of the European Renaissance from the 14th to the 17th century:
Renaissance attitudes helped bring about a scientific revolution.
- relating to furnishings or decorations in or imitating the style of the Renaissance, in which motifs of classical derivation frequently appear.
- Architecture.
- relating to a group of architectural styles that evolved in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries, adapting ancient Roman details or forms to contemporary uses while retaining an emphasis on symmetry, mathematical precision, and a general effect of simplicity and tranquility.
- relating to any of the adaptations of this group of styles in foreign architecture that make playful or grotesque use of isolated details in more or less traditional buildings.
Renaissance
1/ ˈrɛnəˌsɒns; rəˈneɪsəns /
noun
- the Renaissancethe period of European history marking the waning of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world: usually considered as beginning in Italy in the 14th century
- the spirit, culture, art, science, and thought of this period. Characteristics of the Renaissance are usually considered to include intensified classical scholarship, scientific and geographical discovery, a sense of individual human potentialities, and the assertion of the active and secular over the religious and contemplative life
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or relating to the Renaissance, its culture, etc
renaissance
2/ rəˈneɪsəns; ˈrɛnəˌsɒns /
noun
- a revival or rebirth, esp of culture and learning
Renaissance
- The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries, based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome . During the Renaissance, America was discovered, and the Reformation began; modern times are often considered to have begun with the Renaissance. Major figures of the Renaissance include Galileo , William Shakespeare , Leonardo da Vinci , and Michelangelo . Renaissance means “rebirth” or “reawakening.”
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Other Words From
- an·ti-Ren·ais·sance adjective
- post-Ren·ais·sance adjective
- pre-Ren·ais·sance adjective
- pro-Ren·ais·sance adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Renaissance1
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Example Sentences
He is a designer, a technologist, and a Renaissance man without peer.
The “chain” attacks after a counterattack turned Ezio into a Renaissance John Wick.
The plexiglass creates a sort of terrarium of a Renaissance garden.
This grandiose wine “jail” is designed out of wrought iron with solid iron bars in a Renaissance inspired arched and scrollwork design.
Things seem to have gotten out of hand after the Renaissance.
The demonic ‘anti-Santa’ enjoys an unlikely renaissance as we learn to embrace our inner pagan.
Lee makes a convincing case that the loveliness of much Renaissance art is inversely related to the moral ugliness of its patrons.
The cardinals had such a bad reputation that the very term “cardinal” became an insult in Renaissance Rome.
It may not be a story the Vatican wants told, but such nasty behavior is also a part of the Renaissance.
But the flaws and peccadilloes of Renaissance artists like Michelangelo pale beside the misdeeds of patrons and pontiffs.
The organ is inclosed in a case designed by Mr. Arthur Hill after old renaissance examples.
His history endeavors to show that the Felibrean renaissance was not a spontaneous springing into existence.
They affirmed their adherence to the Renaissance méridionale, and claimed equal rights for the Languedocian dialect.
During this period of the Renaissance, as Hadria afterwards called the short-lived epoch, little Martha was visited frequently.
The architects of the Renaissance showed great boldness in their designs.
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