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Definition of Revival
1. Noun. Bringing again into activity and prominence. "The Gothic revival in architecture"
Specialized synonyms: Rebirth, Renaissance, Renascence, Regeneration, Resurrection, Resuscitation
Generic synonyms: Advance, Betterment, Improvement
Derivative terms: Resurge, Resurgent, Revitalise, Revitalize, Revive, Revive, Revivify
2. Noun. An evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion.
Definition of Revival
1. n. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
Definition of Revival
1. renewed attention to or interest in something [n -S]
Medical Definition of Revival
1. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived. Specifically: Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature. Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; applied to the health, spirits, and the like. Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc. Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification. Origin: From Revive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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