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palingenesis
[ pal-in-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
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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.
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Origin of palingenesis
OTHER WORDS FROM palingenesis
pal·in·ge·ne·si·an [pal-in-juh-nee-zhee-uhn, -zhuhn], /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, adverbWords nearby palingenesis
palimony, palimpsest, palimscope, palindrome, paling, palingenesis, palingenesist, palinka, palinode, palinopsia, palisade
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How to use palingenesis in a sentence
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 forms of palingenesis
palingenetic (ˌpælɪndʒəˈnɛtɪk), adjectivepalingenetically, adverbWord Origin for palingenesis
C19: from Greek palin again + genesis birth, genesis
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