REVIVAL

revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification

(noun) bringing again into activity and prominence; ā€œthe revival of tradeā€; ā€œa revival of a neglected play by Moliereā€; ā€œthe Gothic revival in architectureā€

revival, revival meeting

(noun) an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

revival (countable and uncountable, plural revivals)

The act of reviving, or the state of being revived

Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.

Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, such as drama or literature.

Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.

A Christian religious meeting held to inspire active members of a church body or to gain new converts.

Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.

Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.

Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.

Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; reinstatement of a legal action.

Revivification, as of a metal.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*viv"al, n. Etym: [From Revive.]

Definition: The act of reviving, or the state of being revived. Specifically: (a) Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature. (b) Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature. (c) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. (d) Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like. (e) Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture. (f) Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion. (g) (Law) Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc. (h) Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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