Definition for REN-O-VA'TION

REN-O-VA'TION, n. [Fr. from L. renovatio.]

  1. The act of renewing; a making new after decay, destruction or depravation; renewal; as, the renovation of the heart by grace. There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. – Rambler.
  2. A state of being renewed. – Bacon. Milton.

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