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self-regeneration

self-regeneration noun: the capability of regeneration of oneself or itself.

Noun

self-regeneration (countable and uncountable, plural self-regenerations)

  1. (rare) The capability of regeneration of oneself or itself.
    • Moreover, the soul possesses the power of self-regeneration, and at her own will, by her own activity, in the process of this mystic intercourse with nature, can raise herself from profligacy and wretchedness to virtue and repose.1805, The Eclectic Eeview, Josiah Conder, pages 104–105
    • At various epochs of its history the monasticism of Rome has made a vigorous, spontaneous, effort at self-regeneration, which found expression in the foundation of new orders, each proposing some definite aim, some special sphere of usefulness.1815, Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge, North American Review, University of Northern Iowa, page 19

Forms of self-regeneration

pluralself-regenerations

Questions about self-regeneration

What does self-regeneration mean?
Self-regeneration means the capability of regeneration of oneself or itself.
What part of speech is self-regeneration?
Self-regeneration is a noun.
What is the plural of self-regeneration?
The plural of self-regeneration is self-regenerations.

Words near self-regeneration in the dictionary

  1. self-refuting
  2. self-regard
  3. self-regarding
  4. self-regards
  5. self-regenerating
  6. self-regeneration
  7. self-registering
  8. self-regulate
  9. self-regulated
  10. self-regulates
  11. self-regulating

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