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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche