Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A new birth; hence, the revival of anything which has long been in decay or desuetude.
- Of or pertaining to the Renaissance; in the style of the Renaissance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries.
- noun The style of art which prevailed at this epoch.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The 14th
century revival ofclassical art ,architecture ,literature andlearning thatoriginated inItaly and spread throughoutEurope over the following two centuries. - proper noun The
period of this revival; thetransition frommedieval tomodern times. - proper noun Any
similar artistic orintellectual revival. - adjective Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
- adjective Of, or relating to the
style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the revival of learning and culture
- noun the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
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In any case, the word Renaissance was not used in England or, indeed, anywhere for another three hundred years.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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In any case, the word Renaissance was not used in England or, indeed, anywhere for another three hundred years.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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In any case, the word Renaissance was not used in England or, indeed, anywhere for another three hundred years.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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In any case, the word Renaissance was not used in England or, indeed, anywhere for another three hundred years.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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_ -- The term Renaissance is also applied to one of the early styles which came into vogue at this time.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 Various
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By the term Renaissance, or new birth, is indicated a natural movement, not to be explained by this or that characteristic, but to be accepted as an effort of humanity for which at length the time had come, and in the onward progress of which we still participate.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots John Addington Symonds 1866
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The British publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson engaged him to write a volume on the Florentine Renaissance for its Everyman Art Library, published in the United States in 1997 under the title "Renaissance Florence: The Invention of a New Art."
NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM GRIMES 2011
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The British publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson engaged him to write a volume on the Florentine Renaissance for its Everyman Art Library, published in the United States in 1997 under the title "Renaissance Florence: The Invention of a New Art."
NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM GRIMES 2011
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The British publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson engaged him to write a volume on the Florentine Renaissance for its Everyman Art Library, published in the United States in 1997 under the title "Renaissance Florence: The Invention of a New Art."
NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM GRIMES 2011
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Renaissance translates as "rebirth," meaning that this was a Golden Age of artistic, cultural, and intellectual thought and production.
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