Revival of Learning

American  

[ri-vahy-vuhl uhv lur-ning] / rɪˈvaɪ vəl əv ˈlɜr nɪŋ /

noun

1. the Renaissance in its relation to learning, especially in literature Revival of Literature or Revival of Letters.

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Etymology

Origin of Revival of Learning

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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Revival of Learning

This new study has been called the Revival of Learning or the New Learning.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History by Ontario. Ministry of Education

During the Revival of Learning education was humanistic.

From The Reform of Education by Giovanni Gentile

The Revival of Learning a Central Idea of Progress.—As previously stated, the church had taken to itself by force of circumstances the power in the Western world relinquished by the fallen Roman Empire.

From History of Human Society by Frank W. (Frank Wilson) Blackmar

The scholars of these times are the natural precursors of the earliest representatives of the Revival of Learning in the West.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

The Revival of Learning in the sixteenth century gave us several thousands of Latin words.

From A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn