Palingenesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. rebirth; regeneration.
  2. Biology.
    • embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species.
    • 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.
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
  1. spiritual rebirth through metempsychosis of Christian baptism
  2. biology another name for recapitulation (def. 2)
Palingenesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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