palingenesis
[ pal-in-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
noun
rebirth; regeneration.
Biology.
- embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species.
- Obsolete. the supposed generation of organisms from others preformed in the germ cells.
baptism in the Christian faith.
the doctrine of transmigration of souls.
Origin of palingenesis
OTHER WORDS FROM palingenesis
pal·in·ge·ne·si·an [pal-in-juh-nee-zhee-uh n, -zhuh n] /ˌpæl ɪn dʒəˈni ʒi ən, -ʒən/, pal·in·ge·net·ic [pal-in-juh-net-ik] /ˌpæl ɪn dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective pal·in·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby palingenesis
palimscope,
palindrome,
palindromia,
palindromic,
paling,
palingenesis,
palingenesist,
palinka,
palinode,
palinopsia,
paliphrasia
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British Dictionary definitions for palingenesis
palingenesis
/ (ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
Christianity
spiritual rebirth through metempsychosis of Christian baptism
biology another name for recapitulation (def. 2)
Derived forms of palingenesis
palingenetic (ˌpælɪndʒəˈnɛtɪk), adjective palingenetically, adverbWord Origin for palingenesis
C19: from Greek
palin again +
genesis birth,
genesis
Medical definitions for palingenesis
palingenesis
[ păl′ĭn-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]
n.
The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.