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

The Revival of Learning, or the Renaissance, began as early as the tenth century.

From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra

One potent cause of the Reformation was the great Revival of Learning that marked the close of the medieval and the beginning of the modern period of history.

From The Revelation Explained by Smith, F. G. (Frederick George)

Arsenius.—Archbishop of Monembasia: age of the Revival of Learning.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Dio, Cassius

The time is "shortly after the Revival of Learning in Europe"; the place— a tall mountain, citied to the top, Crowded with culture!— is imagined to suit the idea of the poem.

From Robert Browning by Dowden, Edward

These new Latin words came in with the Revival of Learning, which is also called the Renascence.

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