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REVIVAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bringing again into activity and prominence
Example:
the Gothic revival in architecture
Synonyms:
resurgence; revitalisation; revitalization; revival; revivification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("revival" is a kind of...):
advance; betterment; improvement (a change for the better; progress in development)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "revival"):
rebirth; Renaissance; Renascence (the revival of learning and culture)
regeneration (the activity of spiritual or physical renewal)
resurrection (a revival from inactivity and disuse)
resuscitation (the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness)
Derivation:
revive (restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state)
revive (be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion
Synonyms:
revival; revival meeting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("revival" is a kind of...):
mass meeting; rally (a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm)
