renovationn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English renouacyoun, late Middle English–1500s renouacion, 1500s renovacion, 1500s–1600s renouation, 1500s– renovation; Scottish pre-1700 renouacion, pre-1700 renouatioun, pre-1700 renouatioune, pre-1700 renovatione, pre-1700 renovatioun, pre-1700 renvation, pre-1700 1700s– renovation.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French renovation; Latin renovātiōn-, renovātiō.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French renovation, Middle French renovacion (French rénovation ) reiteration, repetition (1310 in Old French), renewal (beginning of the 14th cent., originally with reference to an agreement or treaty), action of renovating something, restoration (a1377 in Anglo-Norman with reference to the development of an estate, a1430 with reference to the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple; rare before 17th cent.), (in eschatology) restoration or renewal of the physical body and the physical world in general at the Last Judgement (a1460) and its etymon classical Latin renovātiōn-, renovātiō act or process of renewing, renewal, renewal of a debt, in post-classical Latin also (in spiritual context) regeneration (by baptism) (Vulgate) < renovāt- , past participial stem of renovāre renovate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Catalan renovació (c1400), Spanish renovación (second half of the 14th cent.), Portuguese renovação (15th cent.), Italian rinnovazione (14th cent.). Compare earlier renewing n.

a. Theology. The process or fact of being spiritually reborn; spiritual rebirth. Cf. regeneration n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > soul > regeneration > [noun]

again-begettingc1384

regenerationa1425

renovationa1425

reparation1447

second birtha1513

new birth1529

gain-birtha1557

regeneracy1620

reawakening1662

renewal1737

rebirth1837

reawakenment1886

rebirthing1969

a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Titus iii. 5 (MED) After his myche mercy he has maad vs safe þurgh þe wasschyng of þe hooly goost of þe regeneracyoun and of þe renouacyoun [L. renouacionis].

c1450 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1977) 76 (MED) He gyth to watyr sanctificacion; His baptym our renouacion.

1543 Necessary Doctr. Christen Man d iij In our battaile aforesayde, in..our dayly spiritual renovation.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ix. f. 43 To poure vppon his electe the grace of renouation.

1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 66 The thing that is there wrought, to wit, regeneration and renovation, is a thing intelligible.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. 77 How doth God the Holy Ghost save thee? By his Illumination, by his Renovation, and by his Preservation.

a1708 W. Beveridge Thes. Theologicus (1711) III. 225 External reformation is nothing without internal renovation.

1762 J. Wesley Let. 26 Nov. (1931) IV. 377 ‘If we live in the Spirit,’ quickened by His renovation, we must also ‘walk in the Spirit,’ following the direction, led by His manuduction.

1804 J. H. Hobart Compan. for Altar 105 Not independently on human exertions, but through their instrumentality, does this blessed Spirit effect the renovation of the soul.

1841 R. C. Trench Parables iv. 96 The true renovation..is ever thus from the inward to the outward.

1898 Biblical World 12 14 There was thus a social element in the kingdom from the beginning. It meant not simply individual consciousness of divine sonship on the renovation of the individual life, but the association of the disciples of Christ.

1950 Jrnl. Relig. 30 24/1 Redemption is the restoration of personal fellowship with God, involving the renovation of the whole man, the reconstruction of the basis of the entire personality.

2001 D. L. Gelpi Firstborn of Many I. ii. iv. 131 Justification by faith does more than forgive sin. It effects the renovation of the human self, transforms us into heirs of eternal life, and changes us from God's enemies into God's friends.

†b. = reformation n.¹ 3a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > reform

amendinga1325

reformation1449

renovation1563

repurgation1564

revocation1579

reform1606

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 542/2 Concernynge inioynynge of penance I know of none..excepte renouation of liuinge in casting a parte olde vyce, and taking them vnto new vertue.

a. The action of renovating something, or the condition of having been renovated; renewal; restoration; (now esp.) the restoration or development of a building which is old or in a poor condition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > renovation or renewal

renewinga1398

renovation?a1475

renovelty1477

renewc1500

renewance1569

renewment1570

renewal1603

repair1637

apocatastasis1678

rehabilitation1830

redevelopment1882

face-lifting1937

rehabbing1968

evergreening1972

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 117 (MED) In whiche yere he see also the renouacion [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. newynge] of the temple.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. x. f. 87 (margin) The renouation of age [The water therof beinge dronk..maketh owld men younge ageyne.].

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. Ep. Ded. sig. Bbb.vii^v They..doe hartily reioyce..for this renouation of true Religion.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1301 The dismembring of Osiris, and the resurrection or renovation of his life.

1681 P. Bellon tr. F. de Monginot New Myst. Physick Introd. 13 Remedies for Conservation and Renovation of Health.

1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 179 How long, Shall prostrate nature groan beneath your rage, Awaiting renovation?

1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 124 The regular return of genial months, And renovation of a faded world.

1822 J. Welsh Let. 11 June (1970) 129 The Phœnix-like renovation of my faculties.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 36 To the good man, education is of all things the most precious, and is also in constant need of renovation.

1915 Michigan Law Rev. 13 670 The world has witnessed in recent years..the renovation of pest-ridden Manila, and its transformation into a city of normal death rate.

1956 G. Willans Whizz for Atomms iv. 84 Hurra for the hols agane cheers cheers cheers. Boo and snubs to all skools and masters which are closed for repairs and renovation during august.

1987 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 18/1 This is not to say that the perestroyka, the renovation of Soviet society, for which we have given Mr Gorbachev ample credit, is unimportant.

2001 S. Strum Barcelona: Guide Archit. i. 14 Lluís Clotet began working on the renovation of the medieval Convent dels Àngels back in 1982.

b. A restoration or renewal of this kind; a change effected in this way; (now esp.) (in plural) work undertaken to restore, repair, or develop a building which is old or in a poor condition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > renewal

newingOE

novation1549

renovation1645

renascence1810

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > reparation

boota1000

reparation?a1425

reformation1449

repair1524

rebuild1826

work1828

renovation1907

do-over1920

remodel1956

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A4^v To expect..glorious changes and renovations both in Church and State.

1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. v. viii. 193 Whether Paracelsus and others deservedly call such accidents..a reall renovation or rejuvenescence.

1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 281 He gave us the first example of a mode of writing which the Italians call refaccimento, a renovation of ancient writers, by modernizing their language.

1838 R. Southey Doctor V. 157 Both the innovations and renovations which Spenser introduced were against the grain.

1847 J. F. Cooper Crater I. ix. 135 He knew the importance of not over-exerting himself, but he also knew the importance of cleanliness and of a renovation of his strength.

1907 H. James Amer. Scene xiii. 405 Even in the much-maintained interior revolutions and renovations have respected its sturdy, rather sombre essence.

1971 W. Stegner Angle of Repose (1972) i. vi. 58 Oliver wrote that he had found a cottage, once inhabited by a mine captain's family, which with renovations would make them a pleasant and secluded home.

2004 J. Fellowes Snobs (2005) xvi. 249 The first-floor restaurant of the Meridien in Piccadilly..had recently been subjected to an exhaustive ‘renovation’.

2005 S. Booth One Last Breath xxvi. 374 During renovations to the cottage, an open-plan staircase had been installed.

3. Christian Church. The restoration or renewal of the physical body, esp. at the Last Judgement. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > resurrection or revival > [noun] > at last day > renewal of body at

renovationa1513

resurrection body1664

re-embodiment1834

a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xxxii. sig. l.vi^v Greatt was the hope of the eterne renouacion In her body resolued to naturall consumption.

?1555 M. Coverdale tr. Hope of Faythful xxii. 153 Of our bodyes The renouacion. Therfore is thys My expectacion.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 65 Wak't in the renovation of the just.

1773 S. Stennett Christian aspiring to Heaven 2 The renovation of the body was a consideration peculiarly adapted to comfort the primitive Christians.

1805 B. Rush Med. Inq. & Observ. (rev. ed.) II. 139 Divine influence upon the moral principal..is probably the beginning of that perfect renovation of the human body, which is predicted by St. Paul.

1995 A. Lincoln Spiritual Hist. iii. ix. 279 Resurrection depends on the renovation of the body.

4. The resumption or renewal of an action, agreement, state of affairs, etc. In later use chiefly in renovation of peace. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [noun] > (a) starting operation > again

renovation1529

resumption1589

restart1858

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [noun] > recommencing or resuming > of an agreement, action, etc.

renovation1529

renewal1603

renewment1812

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] > a fresh or new beginning > resumption

renovation1529

resumption1589

1529 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) I. 508 To pas in Flanderis..for renouatioun of the peax contrakit betuix the realme of Scotland and the realmis pertening to the Empirour.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Macc. xii. 17 Oure lettres, concerninge the renouacion of oure brotherhode.

1569 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 667 Na quietnes bot renovatioun of displesour and troubill may arryise.

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God iii. xiv. 125 Why should I particularize the often renouation of these warres vnder so many seuerall kings?

1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 15 To attend the Grand Signior..in order to the Renovation of the Articles.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 433 The Bull of Perillus was..designed for a renovation of some cruel rites.

1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) 77 The renovation of pain that is the necessary consequence of chirurgical treatment.

1824 F. Plowden Human Subordination 153 In July 1803, upon the renovation of hostilities with Napoleon, some genuine Catholics thought it a favourable opportunity to address the throne to recommend to Parliament the removal of all disabilities for Catholics to bear arms.

1863 J. W. Willcock & A. Willcock Ocean, River, & Shore I. viii. 340 The restoration of more kindly sentiments, and the renovation of peace.

1948 Muslim Year Bk. of India & Who's Who, 1948–9 373/2 Those who criticised the plan failed to suggest a workable alternate for the renovation of peace and order in the country.

1998 S. Echard tr. Geoffrey of Monmouth Arthurian Narr. in Lat. Trad. i. 45 His whole attention was turned to the restoration of the realm, the rebuilding of the churches, the renovation of the peace and laws, and the ordering of justice.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 2), as renovation project, renovation work, etc.

ΚΠ

1896 N.Y. Times 8 Jan. 4/7 A fund for further renovation work in connection with the City Road Chapel.

1920 M. S. Woolman Clothing xiii. 226 Dressmakers, fine repairers, renovation workers, and purchasers of rags.

1942 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 27 Mar. 20/6 About $3000 toward the maintenance of a community center,..with a like amount to be raised by the public for renovation expenses.

1983 Engin. News-Record 25 Aug. 26/2 An overbudget renovation design calling for a concrete-and-steel structural system.

1989 Canad. Heritage Spring 34/1 The taxman and his minions decided that on renovation projects, no expenses would be tax-deductible.

2006 Surface No. 62. 121/2 The renovation plan..envisions a multiuse, open space whose primary purpose is to bring people together.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	renovation
释义	renovationn. Brit. /ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English renouacyoun, late Middle English–1500s renouacion, 1500s renovacion, 1500s–1600s renouation, 1500s– renovation; Scottish pre-1700 renouacion, pre-1700 renouatioun, pre-1700 renouatioune, pre-1700 renovatione, pre-1700 renovatioun, pre-1700 renvation, pre-1700 1700s– renovation. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French renovation; Latin renovātiōn-, renovātiō. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French renovation, Middle French renovacion (French rénovation ) reiteration, repetition (1310 in Old French), renewal (beginning of the 14th cent., originally with reference to an agreement or treaty), action of renovating something, restoration (a1377 in Anglo-Norman with reference to the development of an estate, a1430 with reference to the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple; rare before 17th cent.), (in eschatology) restoration or renewal of the physical body and the physical world in general at the Last Judgement (a1460) and its etymon classical Latin renovātiōn-, renovātiō act or process of renewing, renewal, renewal of a debt, in post-classical Latin also (in spiritual context) regeneration (by baptism) (Vulgate) < renovāt- , past participial stem of renovāre renovate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Catalan renovació (c1400), Spanish renovación (second half of the 14th cent.), Portuguese renovação (15th cent.), Italian rinnovazione (14th cent.). Compare earlier renewing n. 1. a. Theology. The process or fact of being spiritually reborn; spiritual rebirth. Cf. regeneration n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > soul > regeneration > [noun] again-begettingc1384 regenerationa1425 renovationa1425 reparation1447 second birtha1513 new birth1529 gain-birtha1557 regeneracy1620 reawakening1662 renewal1737 rebirth1837 reawakenment1886 rebirthing1969 a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Titus iii. 5 (MED) After his myche mercy he has maad vs safe þurgh þe wasschyng of þe hooly goost of þe regeneracyoun and of þe renouacyoun [L. renouacionis]. c1450 in R. L. Greene Early Eng. Carols (1977) 76 (MED) He gyth to watyr sanctificacion; His baptym our renouacion. 1543 Necessary Doctr. Christen Man d iij In our battaile aforesayde, in..our dayly spiritual renovation. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ix. f. 43 To poure vppon his electe the grace of renouation. 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 66 The thing that is there wrought, to wit, regeneration and renovation, is a thing intelligible. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. 77 How doth God the Holy Ghost save thee? By his Illumination, by his Renovation, and by his Preservation. a1708 W. Beveridge Thes. Theologicus (1711) III. 225 External reformation is nothing without internal renovation. 1762 J. Wesley Let. 26 Nov. (1931) IV. 377 ‘If we live in the Spirit,’ quickened by His renovation, we must also ‘walk in the Spirit,’ following the direction, led by His manuduction. 1804 J. H. Hobart Compan. for Altar 105 Not independently on human exertions, but through their instrumentality, does this blessed Spirit effect the renovation of the soul. 1841 R. C. Trench Parables iv. 96 The true renovation..is ever thus from the inward to the outward. 1898 Biblical World 12 14 There was thus a social element in the kingdom from the beginning. It meant not simply individual consciousness of divine sonship on the renovation of the individual life, but the association of the disciples of Christ. 1950 Jrnl. Relig. 30 24/1 Redemption is the restoration of personal fellowship with God, involving the renovation of the whole man, the reconstruction of the basis of the entire personality. 2001 D. L. Gelpi Firstborn of Many I. ii. iv. 131 Justification by faith does more than forgive sin. It effects the renovation of the human self, transforms us into heirs of eternal life, and changes us from God's enemies into God's friends. †b. = reformation n.¹ 3a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > reform amendinga1325 reformation1449 renovation1563 repurgation1564 revocation1579 reform1606 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 542/2 Concernynge inioynynge of penance I know of none..excepte renouation of liuinge in casting a parte olde vyce, and taking them vnto new vertue. 2. a. The action of renovating something, or the condition of having been renovated; renewal; restoration; (now esp.) the restoration or development of a building which is old or in a poor condition. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > renovation or renewal renewinga1398 renovation?a1475 renovelty1477 renewc1500 renewance1569 renewment1570 renewal1603 repair1637 apocatastasis1678 rehabilitation1830 redevelopment1882 face-lifting1937 rehabbing1968 evergreening1972 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 117 (MED) In whiche yere he see also the renouacion [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. newynge] of the temple. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. x. f. 87 (margin) The renouation of age [The water therof beinge dronk..maketh owld men younge ageyne.]. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. Ep. Ded. sig. Bbb.vii^v They..doe hartily reioyce..for this renouation of true Religion. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1301 The dismembring of Osiris, and the resurrection or renovation of his life. 1681 P. Bellon tr. F. de Monginot New Myst. Physick Introd. 13 Remedies for Conservation and Renovation of Health. 1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 179 How long, Shall prostrate nature groan beneath your rage, Awaiting renovation? 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 124 The regular return of genial months, And renovation of a faded world. 1822 J. Welsh Let. 11 June (1970) 129 The Phœnix-like renovation of my faculties. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 36 To the good man, education is of all things the most precious, and is also in constant need of renovation. 1915 Michigan Law Rev. 13 670 The world has witnessed in recent years..the renovation of pest-ridden Manila, and its transformation into a city of normal death rate. 1956 G. Willans Whizz for Atomms iv. 84 Hurra for the hols agane cheers cheers cheers. Boo and snubs to all skools and masters which are closed for repairs and renovation during august. 1987 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 18/1 This is not to say that the perestroyka, the renovation of Soviet society, for which we have given Mr Gorbachev ample credit, is unimportant. 2001 S. Strum Barcelona: Guide Archit. i. 14 Lluís Clotet began working on the renovation of the medieval Convent dels Àngels back in 1982. b. A restoration or renewal of this kind; a change effected in this way; (now esp.) (in plural) work undertaken to restore, repair, or develop a building which is old or in a poor condition. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > renewal newingOE novation1549 renovation1645 renascence1810 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > reparation boota1000 reparation?a1425 reformation1449 repair1524 rebuild1826 work1828 renovation1907 do-over1920 remodel1956 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A4^v To expect..glorious changes and renovations both in Church and State. 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. v. viii. 193 Whether Paracelsus and others deservedly call such accidents..a reall renovation or rejuvenescence. 1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 281 He gave us the first example of a mode of writing which the Italians call refaccimento, a renovation of ancient writers, by modernizing their language. 1838 R. Southey Doctor V. 157 Both the innovations and renovations which Spenser introduced were against the grain. 1847 J. F. Cooper Crater I. ix. 135 He knew the importance of not over-exerting himself, but he also knew the importance of cleanliness and of a renovation of his strength. 1907 H. James Amer. Scene xiii. 405 Even in the much-maintained interior revolutions and renovations have respected its sturdy, rather sombre essence. 1971 W. Stegner Angle of Repose (1972) i. vi. 58 Oliver wrote that he had found a cottage, once inhabited by a mine captain's family, which with renovations would make them a pleasant and secluded home. 2004 J. Fellowes Snobs (2005) xvi. 249 The first-floor restaurant of the Meridien in Piccadilly..had recently been subjected to an exhaustive ‘renovation’. 2005 S. Booth One Last Breath xxvi. 374 During renovations to the cottage, an open-plan staircase had been installed. 3. Christian Church. The restoration or renewal of the physical body, esp. at the Last Judgement. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > resurrection or revival > [noun] > at last day > renewal of body at renovationa1513 resurrection body1664 re-embodiment1834 a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xxxii. sig. l.vi^v Greatt was the hope of the eterne renouacion In her body resolued to naturall consumption. ?1555 M. Coverdale tr. Hope of Faythful xxii. 153 Of our bodyes The renouacion. Therfore is thys My expectacion. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 65 Wak't in the renovation of the just. View more context for this quotation 1773 S. Stennett Christian aspiring to Heaven 2 The renovation of the body was a consideration peculiarly adapted to comfort the primitive Christians. 1805 B. Rush Med. Inq. & Observ. (rev. ed.) II. 139 Divine influence upon the moral principal..is probably the beginning of that perfect renovation of the human body, which is predicted by St. Paul. 1995 A. Lincoln Spiritual Hist. iii. ix. 279 Resurrection depends on the renovation of the body. 4. The resumption or renewal of an action, agreement, state of affairs, etc. In later use chiefly in renovation of peace. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [noun] > (a) starting operation > again renovation1529 resumption1589 restart1858 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > [noun] > recommencing or resuming > of an agreement, action, etc. renovation1529 renewal1603 renewment1812 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] > a fresh or new beginning > resumption renovation1529 resumption1589 1529 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) I. 508 To pas in Flanderis..for renouatioun of the peax contrakit betuix the realme of Scotland and the realmis pertening to the Empirour. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Macc. xii. 17 Oure lettres, concerninge the renouacion of oure brotherhode. 1569 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 667 Na quietnes bot renovatioun of displesour and troubill may arryise. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God iii. xiv. 125 Why should I particularize the often renouation of these warres vnder so many seuerall kings? 1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 15 To attend the Grand Signior..in order to the Renovation of the Articles. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 433 The Bull of Perillus was..designed for a renovation of some cruel rites. 1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) 77 The renovation of pain that is the necessary consequence of chirurgical treatment. 1824 F. Plowden Human Subordination 153 In July 1803, upon the renovation of hostilities with Napoleon, some genuine Catholics thought it a favourable opportunity to address the throne to recommend to Parliament the removal of all disabilities for Catholics to bear arms. 1863 J. W. Willcock & A. Willcock Ocean, River, & Shore I. viii. 340 The restoration of more kindly sentiments, and the renovation of peace. 1948 Muslim Year Bk. of India & Who's Who, 1948–9 373/2 Those who criticised the plan failed to suggest a workable alternate for the renovation of peace and order in the country. 1998 S. Echard tr. Geoffrey of Monmouth Arthurian Narr. in Lat. Trad. i. 45 His whole attention was turned to the restoration of the realm, the rebuilding of the churches, the renovation of the peace and laws, and the ordering of justice. Compounds General attributive (in sense 2), as renovation project, renovation work, etc. ΚΠ 1896 N.Y. Times 8 Jan. 4/7 A fund for further renovation work in connection with the City Road Chapel. 1920 M. S. Woolman Clothing xiii. 226 Dressmakers, fine repairers, renovation workers, and purchasers of rags. 1942 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 27 Mar. 20/6 About $3000 toward the maintenance of a community center,..with a like amount to be raised by the public for renovation expenses. 1983 Engin. News-Record 25 Aug. 26/2 An overbudget renovation design calling for a concrete-and-steel structural system. 1989 Canad. Heritage Spring 34/1 The taxman and his minions decided that on renovation projects, no expenses would be tax-deductible. 2006 Surface No. 62. 121/2 The renovation plan..envisions a multiuse, open space whose primary purpose is to bring people together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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