palingenesis

[pal-in-jen-uh-sis]

noun

rebirth; regeneration.
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.
baptism in the Christian faith.

the doctrine of transmigration of souls.

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

Historical Examples of palingenesis

The palingenesis of Leroux or Fourier removes the radical injustice.
The Idea of Progress
J. B. Bury
The process of the Palingenesis—this picture of immortality—is described.
The Browning Cyclopdia
Edward Berdoe
The process of the Palingenesis, this picture of immortality, is described.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Isaac Disraeli
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
Delormel, Descartes, and Lavater were struck with the tremendous importance of the doctrine of Palingenesis.
Reincarnation
Th. Pascal

British Dictionary definitions for palingenesis

palingenesis

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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palingenesis in Medicine

palingenesis

[păl′ĭn-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs]

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