| Palingenesy 1. (n.) A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued existence in different manner or form. 2. (n.) That form of evolution in which the truly ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced in development; original simple descent; -- distinguished from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zoology, the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc. Thesaurus Entries adoption, amendment, change of allegiance, change of heart, change of mind, circumcision, conversion, improvement, new life, palingenesis, palingenesy, reanimation, rebirth, reclamation, recrudescence, redeemedness, redemption, reform, reformation, refreshment, regeneracy, regenerateness, regeneration, regenesis, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, renaissance, renascence, renewal, resurgence, resurrection, resuscitation, revival, revivescence, revivescency, revivification, salvation, second birth, second wind, second youth, spiritual purification |