revival

revival
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. resuscitation, revivification, reanimation; worship, camp meeting; reestablishment, reintroduction. See restoration.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The act of reviving]
Syn. renewal, renascence, renaissance, refreshment, arousal, awakening, rebirth, return, reversion, resurrection, enkindling, restoration, resumption, invigoration, vivification, resuscitation, reawakening, improvement, freshening, recovery, cheering, consolation.
2. [That which is revived]
Syn. life of a past era, ancient customs, former success, forgotten masterpiece, dated work, old movie, old play.
3. [An evangelical service]
Syn. meeting, service, revival service, evangelistic meeting, preaching, tent meeting, camp meeting; see also ceremony 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
rebirth, return, restoration, renaissance, rejuvenation, revitalization, resurrection, new dawn, new day, reawakening.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act of reviving or condition of being revived: reactivation, rebirth, renaissance, renascence, renewal, resurgence, resurrection, resuscitation, revitalization, revivification. See AWARENESS. 2. A continuing after interruption: continuation, renewal, resumption, resurgence. See CONTINUE.

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