revival

1 bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification]

2 an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion [syn: revival meeting]

English

Etymology

Noun

1. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
2. Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.
3. Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature.
4. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
5. Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like.
6. Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.
7. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
8. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc.
9. Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification, 2.

Translations

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Revival may refer to:

• Revival (play) of a former hit play in a new production
• Revival (television) of a former television series
• Language revival of an extinct language
• Revivalism of religious fervor or fervent traditions
• Revival meeting, a Christian gathering
• Revival (sports team) of a defunct team
• Revival Centres International, a church group
• Revival (Reid Paley album), an album by Reid Paley
• Revival (Gillian Welch album)
• Revival (John Fogerty album)
• Revival (Reverend Horton Heat album)
• Revival (Petra album), released in 2001
• Revival (Jully Black album)
• Revival, a song by The Allman Brothers Band
• Revival Records, a record label
• Colonial Revival architecture
• Egyptian Revival architecture
• Gothic Revival architecture
• Greek Revival architecture
• Mediterranean Revival Style architecture
• Romanesque Revival architecture
• Mission Revival Style architecture
• Aytayra (Revival), a political party in Abkhazia
• The Revival (UK magazine), a magazine for British Muslims

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