renaissance

The great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe from the 14th to 17th centuries, based on classical Greek and Roman models; figuratively, any revival or renewed interest in something.

• Renaissance(adj — capitalised for the historical period)

• Italian Renaissance
• Renaissance art
• Renaissance period
• cultural renaissance
• urban renaissance
• renaissance man

1. 1.The Renaissance transformed Europe: the rediscovery of classical learning, combined with new technologies like the printing press, broke the medieval Church's monopoly on knowledge and catalysed the modern world. (historical period)
2. 2.Detroit is experiencing a renaissance — after decades of decline, the city is seeing revitalisation through technology, the arts, and urban farming. (figurative revival)

• revival/rɪˈvaɪvəl/— bringing something back to life
• rebirth— being born again
• resurgence/rɪˈsɜːrdʒəns/— a rise again after decline

from French "renaissance" (rebirth) — from "re-" (again) + "naissance" (birth) — from Latin "renasci" (to be born again) — Europe born again through classical knowledge