palingenesis
Born again spiritually
Palingenesis is rebirth or regeneration—the creation of something anew.
The term appears in biology for the reproduction of ancestral characteristics in embryonic development, in geology for the remelting and reformation of rock, and in philosophy and religion for spiritual rebirth or the transmigration of souls.
The palingenesis of the nation after civil war took decades.
Revival from death
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- revivalReturn after decline
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
restoration · reanimation · revivification · reemergence · rekindling · reinvigoration · recovery · recommencement
Soul passing into another body
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- soulInnermost animating essence
- immortalityExemption from death
- preexistenceBeing before current form
anamnesis · karma · samsara · moksha · nirvana · dharma · Platonism · Neoplatonism
Summarizing what came before
- ontogenyIndividual's developmental history
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- embryologyStudy of prenatal development
- HaeckelGerman zoologist, Darwin champion
developmental stages · metamorphosis · larva · morphogenesis · atavism · vestigial · organogenesis
Self-immolating, regenerating bird
- cosmogonyStudy of universal origins
- primordialExisting from the start
- creation mythOrigin narrative of existence
- GaiaPrimordial earth deity
chaos · Theogony · archetype · ouroboros · world egg · Osiris · Orphism · cosmic cycle
resurrection
Revival from death
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- revivalReturn after decline
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
rejuvenation · restoration · reanimation · revivification · reemergence · rekindling · reinvigoration · recovery · recommencement · renewal
transmigration
Soul passing into another body
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- soulInnermost animating essence
- immortalityExemption from death
preexistence · anamnesis · karma · samsara · moksha · nirvana · dharma · Platonism · Neoplatonism · Stoicism
recapitulation
Summarizing what came before
- ontogenyIndividual's developmental history
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- embryologyStudy of prenatal development
Haeckel · developmental stages · metamorphosis · larva · morphogenesis · atavism · vestigial · organogenesis
phoenix
Self-immolating, regenerating bird
- cosmogonyStudy of universal origins
- primordialExisting from the start
- creation mythOrigin narrative of existence
Gaia · chaos · Theogony · archetype · ouroboros · world egg · Osiris · Orphism · cosmic cycle · Ragnarök
palingenesisannihilation
Utter, complete destruction
extinction · oblivion · finality · mortality · dissolution
palingenesisdestruction
Act of completely ruining
degeneration · decay · deterioration · degradation · atrophy