# anamnesis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/

## Definitions
1. The ability to recall past events; recollection.
2. The remembrance and celebration of God’s works by the liturgy of the church.
3. A patient's account of their medical history.
4. The recollection of innate knowledge acquired before birth, according to Plato’s theory of epistemology.
5. The mention of the past; quotation of exemplary authors from memory to establish one’s authority.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis, “remembrance”), verbal noun of ἀναμιμνήσκω (anamimnḗskō), from ἀνα- (ana-) + μιμνῄσκω (mimnēískō, “call to mind”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anamnesis