anamnesis
/ˌanəmˈniːsɪs
/noun (plural anamneses /ˌanəmˈniːsiːz/) [mass noun]
1Recollection, especially of a supposed previous existence.So, the early Christians looked two ways: forward and backward, or upward and downward; there was a keen sense of anamnesis (remembering of the past) and anaphora (referring to the future)....
- Behan's recollection of his heroic role in the Rising is anamnesis, par excellence, of course.
- The use of the concepts of amnesia and anamnesis, counter- and auto-hegemony, remembering and re-remembering, provide a theoretical frame for the writing in keeping with postcolonial scholarly discourse.
2 [count noun] Medicine A patient’s account of their medical history.The results of this case emphasized the vital importance of an occupational history anamnesis of patients suspected of having sarcoidosis....
- A striking aspect of these anamneses concerns the reports of women who gained weight after an assisted delivery with expression.
- The present invention relates to the use of at least one hydrolytic enzyme for the prophylaxis of abortion in pregnant women with habitual idiopathic abortion in their anamneses.
3 Christian Church The part of the Eucharist in which the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ are recalled.The influence of Brand on the document was palpable and emphasized anamnesis, community with Christ and his body, the church, Eucharistic sacrifice, and the foretaste of the Messianic banquet....
- He twice uses the term ‘represent’ with its unmistakable reference to the Latin anamnesis, usually associated with the making present of Christ's one atoning sacrifice in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- This is called anamnesis, and it is the basis for our understanding of the Mass.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Greek anamnēsis 'remembrance'.