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noun

Phenix n. (pl. phenixes) (Written also phoenix)

(Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality.

(Astron.) A southern constellation.

A marvelous person or thing. (R.)

A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and was restored to its former state.

to rise like a phenix, to resume an endeavor after an apparently final defeat.

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Etymology of 'Phenix'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Phenix" Quotes from Famous Books

... towards the walls of Jerusalem, as plumes were mutilated by the ringing weapons. I saw that Knight Templar thrice borne to the ground, by the powerful arm in the sable mail, and thrice arise again, like a phenix from its ashes, to renew the deadly struggle. As he recovered his seat the third time, almost spent by his exertions, he threatened to plunge his sword into the heart of his senseless burden, ...

— The Duke's Prize - A Story of Art and Heart in Florence • Maturin Murray