REVIVALISM

revivalism

(noun) an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

revivalism (countable and uncountable, plural revivalisms)

Advocacy for the revival of a former practice, custom, etc.

Spiritual fervour of or for a religious revival.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*viv"al*ism, n.

Definition: The spirit of religious revivals; the methods of revivalists.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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