revivalnoun
uk/rɪˈvaɪ.vəl/us/rɪˈvaɪ.vəl/C2 [ C or U ] the process of becoming more active or popular again:
Recently, there has been some revival of (interest in) ancient music.
An economic/artistic revival is sweeping the country.
[ C ] a performance of a play that has not been seen for a long time:
We're staging a revival of a 1950s play.
[ C or U ] a time when interest in religion starts again in a stronger way than before, or a meeting or series of meetings organized to encourage this to happen
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- St Peter's Church is a striking example of mission revival architecture.
- A 1970s fashion revival is sweeping Europe.
- Cinema in Britain is undergoing a revival of popularity.
- The new managing director brought about a revival in the company's fortunes.
- The May Day festival originally celebrated the revival of life in early spring after winter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Restoring and reviving
- ball
- bounce
- lick your wounds idiom
- modernize
- move
- move with the times idiom
- pick
- pick up/take the ball and run with it idiom
- rejuvenate
- rekindle
- renaissance
- restoration
- restore
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
- rise
- rise from the dead/grave idiom
- salvage
- snap
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