EGAVE

revival

About 8.22 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
  2. noun Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.
  3. noun Renewed interest, performance, cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of culture, commerce, agriculture.
    post-punk revival
  4. noun Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
    the revival of hot pants
  5. noun Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. A Christian religious meeting held to inspire active members of a church body or to gain new converts.
  6. noun A Christian religious meeting held to inspire active members of a church body or to gain new converts.
  7. noun Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; reinstatement of a legal action.
    the revival of a debt barred by limitation
  8. noun Revivification, as of a metal.

Similar words

revivification resurgence revitalization renewal rehabilitation reclamation revitalisation reviving revive resuscitation

Often followed by

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Word family

revivals

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