palingenesis Definition
pal·in·gen·esis (pal′in jen′ə sis)
noun
- a new birth; regeneration
- metempsychosis
- that phase in the development of an individual plant or animal which theoretically repeats the evolutionary history of the taxonomic group to which it belongs; recapitulation
Etymology: ModL < Gr palin, again (see palindrome) + genesis, birth, genesis)
palingenesis Related Forms
pal′·in·ge·net′·ic (-jə net′ik) adjective
Browse dictionary entries near palingenesis
- ‹ paling
- ‹ palindrome
- ‹ palimpsest
- ‹ palimony
- ‹ Palikir
- ‹ Pali
- ‹ Palgrave
- ‹ palfrey
- ‹ Paley, William S.
- ‹ Paley

