revival

[Re*viv·al]

If something experiences a revival, that means it’s once again popular or important. If a news story mentions a revival in the technology industry, that means the industry, having gone through a slump, is once again thriving.

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The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

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bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"

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an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion

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The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

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Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.

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Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature.

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Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.

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Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like.

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Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.

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Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.

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Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc.

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Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification, 2.

Revival

Re*viv"al , n. [From Revive.] The act of reviving, or the state of being revived. Specifically: (a) Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature. (b) Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature. (c) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. (d) Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like. (e) Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture. (f) Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion. (g) (Law) Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc. (h) Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification, 2.

The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

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Usage Examples

Any revival in which I am involved is liable to change.

My dad had a commercial film company, so he had a videotape player before anyone. So he got Mel Brooks movies or Citizen Kane or some classic old movies. And every summer the revival house in Evanston would show the great films from the '50s and '60s and '70s.

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Other Usage Examples

On August 28, 2010, Fox News messiah Glenn Beck hosted a 'Restoring Honor' revival meeting featuring sexy guest star Sarah Palin, much as Bob Hope would roll out Raquel Welch in white go-go boots on his U.S.O. tours to give our fighting men a morale lift in their khakis.

A revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today!