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noun
Advocacy for the revival of a former practice, custom, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Spiritual fervour of or for a religious revival.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: evangelicalism
History
Etymology tree English revival Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English revivalism From revival + -ism.
