Definition for Regeneration:

• only found in Matthew 19:28 and Titus 3:5 . This word literally means a " new birth." The Greek word so rendered ( palingenesia) is used by classical writers with reference to the changes produced by the return of spring. In Matthew 19:28 the word is equivalent to the " restitution of all things" ( Acts 3:21 ). In Titus 3:5 it denotes that change of heart elsewhere spoken of as a passing from death to life ( 1 John 3:14 ); becoming a new creature in Christ Jesus ( 2 Corinthians 5:17 ); being born again ( John 3:5 ); a renewal of the mind ( Romans 12:2 ); a resurrection from the dead ( Ephesians 2:6 ); a being quickened ( Ephesians 2:1 Ephesians 2:5 ). This change is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. It originates not with man but with God ( John 1:12 John 1:13 ; 1 John 2:29 ; 1 John 5:1 1 John 5:4 ). As to the nature of the change, it consists in the implanting of a new principle or disposition in the soul; the impartation of spiritual life to those who are by nature " dead in trespasses and sins." The necessity of such a change is emphatically affirmed in Scripture ( John 3:3 ; Romans 7:18 ; 8:7-9 ; 1 Corinthians 2:14 ; Ephesians 2:1 ; 4:21-24 ).

Synonyms for Regeneration:

• n.

  •
  • restoration,
  • rehabilitation.
  •act (noun)
  • regeneration.
  •conversion (noun)
  • metasis,
  • modification,
  • proselytization,
  • transmutation,
  • flux,
  • change,
  • adaptation,
  • novelty,
  • innovation,
  • sublimation,
  • progress,
  • changeover,
  • turning around,
  • growth,
  • resolution,
  • reclamation,
  • reformation,
  • switch,
  • alteration,
  • passing,
  • reorganization,
  • turning,
  • born again,
  • passage,
  • remodelling,
  • transition,
  • transfiguration,
  • reversal,
  • translation,
  • about-face,
  • metamorphosis,
  • resolving,
  • modulation,
  • change of heart,
  • permutation,
  • exchange,
  • see the light,
  • flip-flop,
  • transmogrification,
  • transformation,
  • qualification.
  •positive feedback (noun)
  • positive feedback.
  •purification (noun)
  • dis infection,
  • ex-purgation,
  • ex-purgations,
  • ex purgations,
  • ex purgation,
  • lavings,
  • expiations,
  • dis infections,
  • bathings,
  • disinfections,
  • dis-infections,
  • dis-infection,
  • sanctifications,
  • purifyings.
  •re-formation (noun)
  • re-formation.
  •reactivation (noun)
  • re activations,
  • re activation,
  • re-activations,
  • re-activation.
  •rebirth (noun)
  • renaissance,
  • metempsychosis.
  •reconstruction (noun)
  • re constructions,
  • re-habilitation,
  • re habilitations,
  • re settings,
  • re-making,
  • re plannings,
  • re-habilitations,
  • remakings,
  • re making,
  • re planning,
  • re pair,
  • re setting,
  • re-settings,
  • re-pair,
  • resettings,
  • re-construction,
  • re construction,
  • re-modeling,
  • re-makings,
  • re-modelings,
  • re habilitation,
  • re makings,
  • re-planning,
  • re-plannings,
  • re modelings,
  • re-pairs,
  • re modeling,
  • re-constructions,
  • replannings,
  • re pairs,
  • re-setting.
  •recovery (noun)
  • reinvigoration,
  • Convalescences,
  • retrieval,
  • convalescence,
  • healings,
  • recuperation.
  •recurrence (noun)
  • renewal.
  •refurbishment (noun)
  • face lift.
  •renaissance (noun)
  • re-naissance,
  • re naissance,
  • re naissances,
  • reawakenings,
  • re awakening,
  • re awakenings,
  • re-awakening,
  • re-awakenings,
  • re-naissances,
  • invigorations,
  • new dawns.
  •renewal (noun)
  • recommencements,
  • re charging,
  • re-charging,
  • re commencements,
  • re-plenishments,
  • re-openings,
  • re-filling,
  • re commencement,
  • re-opening,
  • re-fillings,
  • re plenishments,
  • re filling,
  • re-plenishment,
  • rechargings,
  • re openings,
  • re fillings,
  • re plenishment,
  • re opening,
  • re-commencements,
  • refillings,
  • re-commencement.
  •repossession (noun)
  • re coup,
  • re coups,
  • re-coups,
  • re-possessions,
  • re-possession,
  • re possessions,
  • re possession,
  • re-coup.
  •revival (noun)
  • risorgimenti,
  • cheerings,
  • re animations,
  • re-animations,
  • enkindlings,
  • freshenings,
  • re animation,
  • reanimations,
  • re-animation.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • metanoia,
  • remodeling.
  •
  • salvation.
  •
  • nature.
  •salvation
  • redemption.

Paraphrases for Regeneration:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    regenerating.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    regenerating.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    resurgence.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    renewal.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    revegetation, Regenerative, reforestation, Reconversion, replenishment, relaunch, innovation, resurrection, retrofitting, retraining, reproduction, modernisation, re-training, pardon, conversion, recycling, rebound, reformation, stimulation, re-launch, Repopulation, Restoring, renewing, upgrading, upturn, modernization, re-enactment, retrieval, restarting, Reintegration, remodelling, revamping, stimulus, restitution, overhaul, replacement, reintroduction, re-education, stabilisation, re-emergence.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    rehabilitation, restoration, renovation, renovations, reclamation, revitalization, repair, recovery, rejuvenation, remediation, rebuild.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Regrowth, reinvigoration, recuperation, reconstitution, rehabilitation, resuscitation, restoration, resumption, reorganisation, renovation, reactivation, reclamation, invigoration, healing, restocking, re-establishment, relaunching, reorganization, refurbishing, revitalization, restructuring, Reestablishment, repair, recovery, rejuvenation, renewal, remediation, recommencement, rebuild.

Antonyms for Regeneration:

• n.

  • conversion
    stagnation, decrease.
  • Other antonyms:
    expiration, continuance, identity, invariability, fixedness, firmness, persistence, permanence, constancy, unchangeableness, steadiness, death, uniformity, fixity, extinction.

Regeneration Sentence Examples:

• The charge was given him specially, and he promised obedience, over and over, upon the spot, and in the country, in which he was no novice, for he had been bred in it: it was his native country in one sense, it was the place of his renewed nativity and regeneration.

• This man's personality it was which, like the branch of healing on bitter waters, presently started in Jacob Delafield's nature obscure processes of growth and regeneration.

Hypernym for Regeneration:

• n.

  • process
    morphallaxis.

Hyponym for Regeneration:

• n.

  • act
    revivification, resurgence, revival, revitalisation, revitalization.
  • process
    biological process, organic process.