noun (n)

• 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(noun.time)

  Synonym:
  renascence
  

  source: wordnet30
• the revival of learning and culture(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  rebirth, renascence
  

  source: wordnet30
• A new birth, or revival.(noun)

  source: webster1913