Palingenesis
[pal-in-jen-uh-sis] /ˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/
noun
1.
rebirth; regeneration.
2.
Biology.
3.
baptism in the Christian faith.
4.
the doctrine of transmigration of souls.
/ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
noun (pl) -ses (-ˌsiːz)
1.
(Christianity) spiritual rebirth through metempsychosis of Christian baptism
2.
(biology) another name for recapitulation (sense 2)
palingenesis pal·in·gen·e·sis (pāl’ĭn-jěn’ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.
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