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palingenesis

American  
[pal-in-jen-uh-sis] / ˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

  1. rebirth; regeneration.

  2. Biology.

    1. embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species.

    2. Obsolete. the supposed generation of organisms from others preformed in the germ cells.

  3. baptism in the Christian faith.

  4. the doctrine of transmigration of souls.

palingenesis British  
/ ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˌpælɪndʒəˈnɛtɪk /

noun

  1. Christianity spiritual rebirth through metempsychosis of Christian baptism

  2. biology another name for recapitulation

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Other Word Forms

  • palingenesian adjective
  • palingenetic adjective
  • palingenetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of palingenesis

1615–25; < New Latin < Greek pálin again + génesis genesis

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