1. (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

• renaissance

2. (noun) a second or new birth

• rebirth
• reincarnation

3. (noun) the revival of learning and culture

• rebirth
• renaissance

1. (noun) a second or new birth

• birth
• nascence
• nascency
• nativity

2. (noun) the revival of learning and culture

• resurgence
• revitalisation
• revitalization
• revival
• revivification

1. (noun) a second or new birth

• cycle of rebirth
• transmigration

1. (noun) the revival of learning and culture

• renascent
• resurgent