Revival

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or an instance of reviving.
  • n. The condition of being revived.
  • n. A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor after a period of obscurity or quiescence.
  • n. A new presentation of an old play, movie, opera, ballet, or similar vehicle.
  • n. A time of reawakened interest in religion.
  • n. A meeting or series of meetings for the purpose of reawakening religious faith, often characterized by impassioned preaching and public testimony.
  • n. Law Renewal of validity or effect, as of a contract or judicial decision.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
  • n. Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.
  • n. Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature.
  • n. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
  • n. Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like.
  • n. Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.
  • n. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
  • n. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc.
  • n. Revivification, as of a metal.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.
  • n. Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature.
  • n. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
  • n. Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like.
  • n. Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.
  • n. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
  • n. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal
  • n. Revivification, as of a metal. See revivification, 2.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. bringing again into activity and prominence
  • n. an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rally    mass meeting   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    renewal    reawakening   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    archival    arrival    rival    survival   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    renewal    restoration    revolution    advancement    expansion    reform    decline    tradition    conception    improvement