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noun

restoration to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, etc.

restoration to use, acceptance, or currency: the revival of old customs.

a new production of an old play.

a showing of an old motion picture.

an awakening, in a church or community, of interest in and care for matters relating to personal religion.

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an evangelistic service or a series of services for the purpose of effecting a religious awakening: to hold a revival.

the act of reviving.

the state of being revived.

Law. the reestablishment of legal force and effect.

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Origin:
1645–55; revive + -al²

Related forms

non·re·viv·al, noun

pre·re·viv·al, noun, adjective

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Example Sentences

In recent years, this old beach resort has experienced a kind of cultural revival.

Without government support, carmakers will rely on the revival in economic growth to propel business.

Today, commercialized dance contests and annual festivals celebrate the indigenous art and music revival.

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In recent years, this old beach resort has experienced a kind of cultural revival.

Without government support, carmakers will rely on the revival in economic growth to propel business.

Today, commercialized dance contests and annual festivals celebrate the indigenous art and music revival.

When men morph into fathers, they experience a neural revival that benefits their children.

Still, urban planners now tout its revival as the fastest downtown turnaround anywhere in the country.

Gonaives road work inevitably leads to booming commercial business revival.

The economic downturn has seen a revival in the fortunes of the apprenticeship.

But the recent revival of craft brewing has opened the refrigerator door to a bevy of brews that can complement.

Recent decades have seen a revival of interest in civic culture, sometimes called social capital or civic.

The discussion comes amid a revival in electric vehicles.

Gaullism is also topical thanks to a revival of statism.

As one needs a good sleep for body merchanism for its revival meditation is for the brairn as well as for the body.

We will also play our part in this crucial revival of aesthetic expression:.

The revival began with the closure of some of the city's heavy industry.

Fish populations and wetlands are returning-and with them signs of economic revival.

Nonetheless, the medical establishment has shunned advocates of freezing bodies for eventual revival.

Key to any revival are basic improvements: a city must be safe, its rubbish collected, its schools adequate.

The various flavors of retro revival have turned what was recently garage-sale junk into a cool commodity.

Much of the revival in deal activity reflects a build-up in the capital that firms hold.

The revival of the avian dinosaur hypothesis was not immediately well received.

The market's revival has been helped by fewer defaults on high-yield bonds.

Revival depends on making it easier to cross the border-or on seeking markets elsewhere.

Argentines and investors alike will be watching for signs of an economic revival.

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World English Dictionary

revival (rɪˈvaɪv^əl)

—n
1.	the act or an instance of reviving or the state of being revived
2.	an instance of returning to life or consciousness; restoration of vigour or vitality
3.	a renewed use, acceptance of, or interest in (past customs, styles, etc): a revival of learning; the Gothic revival
4.	a new production of a play that has not been recently performed
5.	a reawakening of faith or renewal of commitment to religion
6.	an evangelistic meeting or service intended to effect such a reawakening in those present
7.	the re-establishment of legal validity, as of a judgment, contract, etc

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Word Origin & History

revival

"the bringing of an old play back to the stage," 1660s (see revive); first used in a religious sense by Cotton Mather, 1702; revivalist is first attested 1820.

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Cultural Dictionary

revival definition

In Christianity, an energetic meeting intended to “revive” religious faith. Common among fundamentalists, these meetings are characterized by impassioned preaching and singing.

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