Definition:
- (n.) The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated.
- (n.) The entering into a new spiritual life; the act of becoming, or of being made, Christian; that change by which holy affectations and purposes are substituted for the opposite motives in the heart.
- (n.) The reproduction of a part which has been removed or destroyed; re-formation; -- a process especially characteristic of a many of the lower animals; as, the regeneration of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by spiders and crabs.
- (n.) The reproduction or renewal of tissues, cells, etc., which have been used up and destroyed by the ordinary processes of life; as, the continual regeneration of the epithelial cells of the body, or the regeneration of the contractile substance of muscle.
- (n.) The union of parts which have been severed, so that they become anatomically perfect; as, the regeneration of a nerve.
Compare regeneration with other words:
degeneration vs. regeneration
reanimation vs. regeneration
generation vs. regeneration
regenerate vs. regeneration
recovery vs. regeneration
regeneration vs. regrowth
healing vs. regeneration
regeneration vs. vegetative
regeneration vs. renaissance
regeneration vs. renascence
health vs. regeneration
regeneration vs. restoration
regeneration vs. renewal
regeneration vs. repair
grace vs. regeneration