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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-vahy-vuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvaɪ vəl |
Definition of revival
Origin :- 1650s, "act of reviving;" 1660s, "the bringing of an old play back to the stage," from revive + -al (2). First in sense "general religious awakening in a community" by Cotton Mather, 1702; revivalist is first attested 1812.
- noun rebirth, reawakening
- It swept him away; this revival of passion was irresistible.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- It's a revival meeting; a protracted meeting, that's what it is.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- In modern times, as will be seen, Epicureanism has enjoyed a revival.
- Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
- Humiliation and contrition have ever been the conditions of revival.
- Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
- Men would fain have a revival as the outgrowth of their agencies and progress.
- Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
- A necessary consequence was the revival of the Act of Uniformity.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- No less inspiring was the revival of the Sentry on the 1st March 1917.
- Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
- He began to speculate on the future of the countryside when the Gaelic revival was complete.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- The fire alone sang the song of hope in life's future revival.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- He even got up in revival meetin' and laid into it hammer and tongs.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
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