Associations to the word «Revival»

Wiktionary

REVIVAL, noun. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
REVIVAL, noun. Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature.
REVIVAL, noun. Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, such as drama or literature.
REVIVAL, noun. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
REVIVAL, noun. A Christian religious meeting held to inspire active members of a church body or to gain new converts.
REVIVAL, noun. Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.
REVIVAL, noun. Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.
REVIVAL, noun. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
REVIVAL, noun. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal.
REVIVAL, noun. Revivification, as of a metal.

Dictionary definition

REVIVAL, noun. Bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture".
REVIVAL, noun. An evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.