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单词 palingenesis
释义

palingenesis

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

noun

rebirth; regeneration.
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.
baptism in the Christian faith.
the doctrine of transmigration of souls.

Origin of palingenesis

1615–25; <New Latin <Greek pálin again + génesisgenesis

OTHER WORDS FROM palingenesis

pal·in·ge·ne·si·an [pal-in-juh-nee-zhee-uhn, -zhuhn], /ˌpæl ɪn dʒəˈni ʒi ən, -ʒən/, pal·in·ge·net·ic [pal-in-juh-net-ik], /ˌpæl ɪn dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjectivepal·in·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words 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), adjectivepalingenetically, adverb

Word Origin for palingenesis

C19: from Greek palin again + genesis birth, genesis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for palingenesis

palingenesis
[ păl′ĭn-jĕnĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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