Revival

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act or an instance of reviving.
  • noun. The condition of being revived.
  • noun. A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor after a period of obscurity or quiescence.
  • noun. A new presentation of an old play, movie, opera, ballet, or similar production.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A time of reawakened interest in religion.
  • noun. A meeting or series of meetings for the purpose of reawakening religious faith, often characterized by impassioned preaching and public testimony.
  • noun. Restoration to validity of something lapsed or set aside, such as a legal claim or status.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Specifically, an extraordinary awakening in a church or a community of interest in and care for matters relating to personal religion.
  • noun. The representation of something past; specifically, in theatrical art, the reproduction of a play which has not been presented for a considerable time.
  • noun. In chem., same as revivification.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. That which is recalled to life, or to present existence or appearance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.
  • noun. Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature.
  • noun. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
  • noun. Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like.
  • noun. Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.
  • noun. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
  • noun. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal
  • noun. Revivification, as of a metal. See revivification, 2.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
  • noun. Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.
  • noun. Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature.
  • noun. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
  • noun. Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like.
  • noun. Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.
  • noun. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
  • noun. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc.
  • noun. Revivification, as of a metal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. bringing again into activity and prominence
  • noun. an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion