German word

Renaissance

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁənɛˈsɑ̃ːs/

Meaning

  • feminine nounrenaissance

Example

Viele Künstler der Renaissance wollten die Antike neu entdecken.

Many artists of the Renaissance wanted to rediscover the ancient world.

Illustration for Renaissance (renaissance)

More examples

Viele Errungenschaften der Renaissance prägen noch heute unsere Kultur.

Many achievements of the Renaissance still shape our culture today.

Core concept

A European cultural springtime reconnects living artists and scholars with classical models.

Common phrases

  • in der frühen Renaissance

    in the early Renaissance

  • der Einfluss der Renaissance

    the influence of the Renaissance

Similar words

Wiedergeburt: The revival of earlier cultural traditions or values in a new historical setting.
Humanismus: A movement centered on human dignity, classical learning, and broad education.
Antike: The ancient Greek and Roman world and the culture and thought it produced.

Definition in German

Bezeichnung für die Wiederentdeckung und Neubelebung antiker Kunst, Wissenschaft und Bildung in Europa während der frühen Neuzeit.

Word origin

Renaissance comes through French renaissance, meaning 'rebirth', from the Latin verb renasci, meaning 'to be born again'.

Usage tips

  • Renaissance is feminine in German, so standard phrases include die Renaissance and in der Renaissance.

Other meanings

  • revivalnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • RenaissancebewegungRenaissance movementnoun
  • RenaissanceforschungRenaissance researchnoun

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