Definitions for palingenesisˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pal•in•gen•e•sisˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪs(n.)
rebirth; regeneration.
embryonic development that reproduces the ancestral features of the species. a former theory that organisms are generated from other organisms preformed in the germ cells.
Category: Developmental Biology, Biology
the doctrine of transmigration of souls.
Category: Religion
Origin of palingenesis:
1615–25; < NL < Gk pálin again +génesisgenesis
pal`in•ge•net′ic-dʒəˈnɛt ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
palingenesis, recapitulation(noun)
emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
Wiktionary
palingenesis(Noun)
The apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species.
palingenesis(Noun)
Spiritual rebirth through the transmigration of the soul in Christian baptism.
Origin: From the πάλιν.
Webster Dictionary
Palingenesis(noun)
alt. of Palingenesy
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