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regeneracy

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[ri-jen-er-uh-see] / rɪˈdʒɛn ər ə si /

noun

  1. a regenerate state.


Etymology

Origin of regeneracy

First recorded in 1620–30; regener(ate) + -acy

Example Sentences

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Hence every change of volition from wrong to right, and from right to wrong, is a change of state, so that regeneracy and unregeneracy play in and out of the human bosom in the alternation of every criminal thought or every pious aspiration.

From Project Gutenberg

It was in these streets that I first met that giant of letters, Mr. W. G. Waters, better known to the newspaper public as "Spring Onions," but unfortunately I did not meet him in his gay days, but in his second period, his regeneracy.

From Project Gutenberg

"I am no trifler!" cried the enthusiast for Italian unity and regeneracy.

From Project Gutenberg