palingenesis

[ pal-in-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

rebirth; regeneration.

Biology.

embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species.
Obsolete. the supposed generation of organisms from others preformed in the germ cells.

baptism in the Christian faith.

the doctrine of transmigration of souls.

Nearby words

Origin of palingenesis

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

Related formspal·in·ge·ne·si·an

[pal-in-juh-nee-zhee-uh n, -zhuh n] /ˌpæl ɪn dʒəˈni ʒi ən, -ʒən/, pal·in·ge·net·ic

[pal-in-juh-net-ik] /ˌpæl ɪn dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjectivepal·in·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for palingenesis

The process of the Palingenesis—this picture of immortality—is described.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
It could not last long upon these terms, and again it passed away, and still waits its second palingenesis.
Literary Friends And Acquaintances|William Dean Howells
Delormel, Descartes, and Lavater were struck with the tremendous importance of the doctrine of Palingenesis.
Reincarnation|Th. Pascal
Metempsychosis with Buddhists resolves itself into continuous metamorphosis or Palingenesis.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams

No windy hypotheses of generation, extinction, and palingenesis of souls will be permitted.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

British Dictionary definitions for palingenesis

palingenesis

/ (ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

Christianity spiritual rebirth through metempsychosis of Christian baptism

biology another name for recapitulation (def. 2)

Derived Formspalingenetic (ˌpælɪndʒəˈnɛtɪk), adjectivepalingenetically, adverb

Word Origin for palingenesis

C19: from Greek palin again + genesis birth, genesis

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Medicine definitions for palingenesis

palingenesis

[ păl′ĭn-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.