Definition of Revivalism

1. Noun. An attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith.

Generic synonyms: Evangelicalism
Derivative terms: Revivalist, Revivalistic

Definition of Revivalism

1. n. The spirit of religious revivals; the methods of revivalists.

Definition of Revivalism

1. Noun. The spiritual fervour of a religious revival ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Revivalism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Revivalism

revitalise
revitalised
revitalises
revitalising
revitalization
revitalizations
revitalize
revitalized
revitalizer
revitalizers
revitalizes
revitalizing
revivable
revival
revival meeting
revivalism (current term)
revivalisms
revivalist
revivalistic
revivalists
revivals
revive
revived
revivement
revivements
reviver
revivers
revives
revivescence
revivificate

Literary usage of Revivalism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1861)
"The Religious aspect of Ulster revivalism. By the Rev. ... ABOUT six months ago we directed the attention of our readers to Irish revivalism. ..."

2. The United Church of the United States by Charles Woodruff Shields (1895)
"revivalism AND RITUALISM. On surveying the present state of religious culture ... The one, for want of a better word, has been called revivalism ; the other ..."

3. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1879)
"ARTICLE V.—SHALL THE CHURCH RELY ON revivalism OR ON CHRISTIAN NURTURE? ... by no means the least is that between revivalism and Christian nurture. ..."

4. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1879)
"ARTICLE V.—SHALL THE CHURCH RELY ON revivalism OR ON CHRISTIAN NURTURE? OF the many questions in our day affecting the practical interests of the church, ..."

5. The Christian Pastor and the Working Church by Washington Gladden (1898)
"CHAPTER XVII REVIVALS AND revivalism A QUESTION which must deeply affect the welfare and even the character of the local church respects the method on which ..."

6. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott, Francis Garden, James Bowling Mozley (1847)
"By EDWARD A. STOPFORD, Archdeacon of Meath. Ulster revivalism ; a Retrospect. By the Rev. ... revivalism Reviewed. By the Rev. W. M'! ..."

7. The Gentleman's House: Or, How to Plan English Residences, from the by Robert Kerr (1865)
"Various causes at work : revivalism in Art, Eclecticism, Classicism, Medievalism. — The Greek revival of no effect. — The Gothic revival of much importance ..."

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