Definition of "Renaissance"

Renaissance

/ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/

proper noun
1. (historical) The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.
2. The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
3. (by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.
  Quotations
  Gelernter believes that computers and their mirror-world capabilities will usher in a Renaissance of the human spirit.
  1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times‎
  The Renaissance Is Having a Renaissance [title]
  2023 July 10, Rachel Wetzler, “The Renaissance Is Having a Renaissance”, in The New York Times Styles Magazine‎
  Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, recently said it was “preposterous” to believe that an AI could threaten humanity. Rather, intelligent machines would stimulate a second Renaissance in learning and help us tackle climate change and cure diseases.
  2023 November 25, Richard Waters, John Thornhill, quoting Yann LeCun, “Tech's philosophical rift over AI”, in FT Weekend, Big Read, page 6
adjective
not comparable
1. Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
2. Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.