Phoenix
[FEE-niks]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, pre-12th century
1.
(In classical mythology) A unique bird that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert, after this time burning itself on a funeral pyre and rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle.
2.
A person or thing regarded as uniquely remarkable in some respect.
Examples of Phoenix in a sentence
"Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, she emerged from her breakup with a renewed sense of self."
"I used the phoenix as personal inspiration to recover from my setback."
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