Revival

Quick meaning: Revival is a noun meaning The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.
2. Renewed interest, performance, cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of culture, commerce, agriculture.
3. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
4. (religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
5. (law) Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; reinstatement of a legal action.
6. (chemistry) Revivification, as of a metal.
7. (television) Type of sequence on TV media with the objective to end a cancelled production.

Example Sentences

post-punk revival

the revival of hot pants

It is hard to sell a democratic partnership of nations from a stall that only stocks Conservative governments. Unionism needs a Labour revival in England.

After crossing the flatlands Lincoln, with its magnificent hilltop cathedral, comes into view before we pull into the station, with its lovely Tudor revival-style buildings.

Word Forms

• revivals

Synonyms for revival

Depending on context, synonyms include revive, resurgence, reclamation, revitalization, rehabilitation, renewal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include revivification, resurgence, revitalization, renewal, rehabilitation, reclamation.

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