palingenesis
Americannoun
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rebirth; regeneration.
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Biology.
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embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species.
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Obsolete. the supposed generation of organisms from others preformed in the germ cells.
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baptism in the Christian faith.
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the doctrine of transmigration of souls.
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Christianity spiritual rebirth through metempsychosis of Christian baptism
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biology another name for recapitulation
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Etymology
Origin of palingenesis
1615–25; < New Latin < Greek pálin again + génesis genesis
Example Sentences
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The plot is a palingenesis of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
His acquaintance with the family dated from their social palingenesis, when, after obscure prosperity in a southern suburb, they fluttered to the northern heights, and were observed of the paragraphists.
From The Whirlpool by Gissing, George
They had preserved their character, whereas Gamelin believed in a Revolutionary palingenesis.
From The Gods are Athirst by Jackson, Emilie
If we pass from India to Egypt, the land of mystery, we again find the world-wide doctrine of palingenesis hidden beneath the same veil.
From Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution by Rothwell, Fred
Mary had heard, and in the palingenesis disclosed she saw space wrapped in a luminous atmosphere, such as she fancied lay behind the sun.
From Mary Magdalen by Saltus, Edgar
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