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Ren·ais·sance   [ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns; especially Brit. ri-ney-suhns]
–noun  (lowercase) a renewal of life, vigor, interest, etc.; rebirth; revival: a moral renaissance.

  Synonyms:  awakening, cheering, consolation, enkindling, freshening, invigoration, quickening, reanimation, reawakening, recovery, recrudescence, regeneration, rejuvenation, renaissance, renascence, renewal, restoration, resurgence, resurrection, resuscitation, retro, revitalization, revivification, risorgimento