renaissance
(noun)
noun
1. the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
Similar word(s): renascence
Definition categories: time
2. the revival of learning and culture
Similar word(s): rebirth, renascence
Definition categories: act, resurgence, revitalization, revival, revivification