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revivalism
/ rɪˈvaɪvəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- a movement, esp an evangelical Christian one, that seeks to reawaken faith
- the tendency or desire to revive former customs, styles, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of revivalism1
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Example Sentences
Not all the Presbyterians approved of this violent revivalism.
Revivalism was therefore the distinct outgrowth of Puritanism, the expression of its individualistic spirit.
These began to manifest themselves as early as 1742, as a reaction from the intense revivalism of that Period.
In him this meant no spurious revivalism, no flimsy and fantastic affectation.
In his own youth, too, Revivalism was an active force, and he himself had been strongly moved by an American missionary.
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