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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RENAISSANCE MAN

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Renaissance man is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RENAISSANCE MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Renaissance man

Polymath

A polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. The term was first used in the seventeenth century but the related term, polyhistor, is an ancient term with similar meaning. The term is often used to describe those great thinkers of the Renaissance and the Golden Age of Islam, each of whom excelled at several fields in science and the arts, including such individuals as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Paolo Sarpi, Nicolaus Copernicus, Francis Bacon, Thomas Browne,Michael Servetus, Ibn al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, and Omar Khayyám. In Renaissance Italy, the idea of the polymath was expressed by one of its most accomplished representatives, Leon Battista Alberti, in the statement that "a man can do all things if he will." Embodying a basic tenet of Renaissance humanism that humans are limitless in their capacity for development, the concept led to the notion that people should embrace all knowledge and develop their capacities as fully as possible.

Definition of Renaissance man in the English dictionary

The definition of Renaissance man in the dictionary is a man of any period who has a broad range of intellectual interests.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE RENAISSANCE MAN

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Synonyms and antonyms of Renaissance man in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Renaissance man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RENAISSANCE MAN

Find out the translation of Renaissance man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

文艺复兴时期的人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hombre del Renacimiento
570 millions of speakers

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Renaissance man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुनर्जागरण आदमी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نهضة رجل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

человек эпохи Возрождения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homem da Renascença
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেনেসাঁর মানুষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homme de la Renaissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki Renaissance
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Renaissance-Mann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルネサンス的教養人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

르네상스 남자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Renaissance man
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

phục hưng người đàn ông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மறுமலர்ச்சி மனிதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुनर्जागरण माणूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rönesans adamı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uomo del Rinascimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

człowiek renesansu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

людина епохи Відродження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

renascentist
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Αναγέννηση άνθρωπος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Renaissance man
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

renässansman
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

renessanse mann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Renaissance man

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RENAISSANCE MAN»

Discover the use of Renaissance man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Renaissance man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Introducing Nicholas of Cusa: A Guide to a Renaissance Man
This book, which might be considered "Nicholas of Cusa 101," offers separate chapters for the non-specialist introducing the vocabulary, ideas, and works of Nicholas of Cusa on a wide variety of topics.
Christopher M. Bellitto, Thomas M. Izbicki, Gerald Christianson, 2004
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Renaissance Man
Swept back in time to the English court of Henry VIII, Professor Sara Carlyle becomes romantically involved with artist Leonard Brazzi, who kills a favorite of the king and is forced to flee for his life--into the unknown perils of the ...
Diane Bernard, 1997
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Shakespeare and the Mismeasure of Renaissance Man
This is especially true of efforts to judge people as better or worse than, or equal to, one another.
Paula Blank, 2006
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Athanasius Kircher: A Renaissance Man and the Quest for Lost ...
Athanasius Kircher (1602 - 80) stand out as one of the last all-encompassing minds.
Joscelyn Godwin, 1979
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John Owen: Reformed Catholic, Renaissance Man
Presenting his theology in its historical context, Trueman explores the significance of Owen's work in ongoing debates on seventeenth century theology, and examines the contexts within which Owen's theology was formulated and the shape of ...
Carl R. Trueman, 2007
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James Franco: The Living Renaissance Man - A Look at the ...
At the age of 32, Franco seems to have done and accomplished so many things in life. The life he has lived and the dreams he is determined to achieve all that and more in this book!
Beatrice Hensons, 2011
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, and Renaissance Man
Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and scientist was famed for the astoundingly breadth of his genius. His many notebooks detailed the reach of his inventive mind across multiple fields of inquiry.
Rachel A. Koestler-Grack, 2009
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Beyond Genius: The 12 Essential Traits of Today's ...
BEYOND GENIUS travels through history to determine the 12 essential traits that define a Renaissance Man, then applies those attributes to determine some of the Renaissance Men of today.
Scott Griffiths, Eric Elfman, 2012
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The Renaissance Man and His Children: Childbirth and Early ...
In The Renaissance Man and His Children, author Louis Haas delves into account books, letters, and literature of the Renaissance to examine elite Florentine male attitudes and behaviors regarding birth and infancy from 1300 to 1600.
Louis Haas, 1998
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Vignettes: Musings and Reminiscences of a Modern Renaissance Man
Vignettes: Musings and Reminiscences of a Modern Renaissance Man is a remarkable series of recollections from a man whose experiences cover an extraordinary range of places, people, and interests.
Paul Lee, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RENAISSANCE MAN»

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Renaissance Man: Kanye West likens himself to Leonardo da Vinci …
US rapper Kanye West has likened himself to renaissance polymaths including Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. The 38-year-old musician, who takes to ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
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Renaissance man emerged from shadows
He studied in Athens and became a "Renaissance man" 1500 years before it was fashionable to be one, by excelling in many areas, such as astronomy, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
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Owen Sheers: an interview with contemporary literature's …
Tip it to the light and “I Saw a Man” gleams into view like heat haze over tarmac. Put the book ... residence. Truly, he's contemporary literature's renaissance man. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Santi Cazorla: Arsenal's renaissance man
Yet Cazorla is Arsenal's true renaissance man. He shows neither the precocity of a prodigy or their new-found willingness to open the wallet, but he is the ... «Goal.com, May 15»
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Calgary boater jailed 27 months for Osoyoos Lake hit-and-run crash …
Di Giovanni described her son, who was set to attend university on an engineering scholarship in the fall of 2011, as a “true Renaissance man who loved music, ... «National Post, Apr 15»
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China's Renaissance man nabs taxi ride ahead of foreign rivals
That paid off last month for Fan Bao, 44-year-old founder of boutique firm China Renaissance, as Didi agreed to merge with bigger rival Kuaidi Dache to create a ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
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Abdul-Jabbar spreads wide wings as Renaissance Man
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar proved to be an ultimate winner during his Hall of Fame career but for the NBA's all-time leading scorer, missing out on a chance to be a ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
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Renaissance man and retired teacher puts a city in background of …
I have written a play, which I am trying to publish, and keeping to Renaissance ideals, I hammer away at classical piano, which I have little time now as I spend ... «TBO.com, Jan 15»
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John Baum, medical device purveyor and 'Renaissance man,' dies …
Known for his gentlemanly dress and demeanor, John C. Baum also was an accomplished pianist and watercolorist who for 68 years worked at his family's ... «Newsday, Dec 14»
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The Original Renaissance Man and His Brain
For example, in his book's fifth chapter — “Leonardo/Renaissance Art” ... I see Leonardo's incomplete works as having been cast aside by a man who took on ... «Hyperallergic, Dec 14»

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