palingenesis

American  

[pal-in-jen-uh-sis] / ˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

1. rebirth; regeneration.

2. Biology.

   1. embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species.

   2. Obsolete. the supposed generation of organisms from others preformed in the germ cells.

3. baptism in the Christian faith.

4. the doctrine of transmigration of souls.

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palingenesis British  

/ ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˌpælɪndʒəˈnɛtɪk /

noun

1. Christianity spiritual rebirth through metempsychosis of Christian baptism

2. biology another name for recapitulation

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Other Word Forms

• palingenesian
  adjective
• palingenetic
  adjective
• palingenetically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of palingenesis

1615–25; < New Latin < Greek pálin again + génesis genesis

Example Sentences

She is preparing to visit Palingenesis, the cutting-edge lab founded by her megalomaniacal aunt, who has given Con the gift of her own clone.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2021

Thus did Esoterism pass through fire and bloodshed, and one of its greatest teachings, the doctrine of Palingenesis, has left a stream of light in its wake.

From Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution by Rothwell, Fred

The process of the Palingenesis, this picture of immortality, is described.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

Delormel, Descartes, and Lavater were struck with the tremendous importance of the doctrine of Palingenesis.

From Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution by Rothwell, Fred

Never was a philosophical imagination more beautiful than that exquisite Palingenesis, as it has been termed from the Greek, or a regeneration: or rather the apparitions of animals and plants.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac