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AWAKENINGS
Noun
awakenings
plural of awakening
Source: Wiktionary
AWAKENING
A*wak"en*ing, a.
Definition: Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.
– A*wak"en*ing*ly, adv.
A*wak"en*ing, n.
Definition: The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
AWAKEN
A*wak"en, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.] Etym: [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. awæcnan, awæcnian, v. i.; pref. on- + wæcnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.]
Definition: To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake. [He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. Cowper. Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. Tillotson.
Syn.
– To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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