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revival definition

re·vival (ri vī′vəl)

noun

a reviving or being revived; specif.,
  1. a bringing or coming back into use, attention, or being, after a decline
  2. a new or return presentation of a play, film, etc. some time after it has first been presented
  3. restoration to vigor or activity
  4. a returning to life or consciousness
  5. a stirring up of religious faith by fervid evangelistic preaching at public meetings
  6. ☆ such a meeting or a series of such meetings with public confession of sins and professions of renewed faith
  7. Law renewal of validity, as of a judgment or contract

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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