Definition of "renascence"

renascence

/ɹɪˈneɪs(ə)ns/

noun
plural renascences
1. (now rare) A new beginning or rebirth; regeneration.
  Quotations
  Although at first I was puzzles, I did not have to ponder long the mystery of this man's renascence.
  1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 334
2. Renewal, revival.
  Quotations
  Ignored by her own time, Dickinson was sentimentalized in her renascence.
  1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
3. (now rare) The Renaissance.