n. The act of reviving, or returning to life after actual or apparent death; the act of bringing back to life; also, the state of being so revived or restored: as, the revival of a drowned person; the revival of a person from a swoon.n. Restoration to former vigor, activity, or efficiency, after a period of languor, depression, or suspension; quickening; renewal: as, the revival of hope; the revival of one's spirits by good news; a revival of trade.n. Restoration to general use, practice, acceptance, or belief; the state of being currently known or received: as, the revival of learning in Europe; the revival of bygone fashions; specifically [capitalized], the Renaissance.n. Specifically, an extraordinary awakening in a church or a community of interest in and care for matters relating to personal religion.n. The representation of something past; specifically, in theatrical art, the reproduction of a play which has not been presented for a considerable time.n. In chem., same as revivification.n. The reinstatement of an action or a suit after it has become abated, as, for instance, by the death of a party, when it may be revived by substituting the personal representative, if the cause of action has not abated.n. That which is recalled to life, or to present existence or appearance.