Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

revival

Syllabification: (re·viv·al)
Pronunciation: /riˈvīvəl/

Translate revival | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of revival

noun

  • an improvement in the condition or strength of something:a revival in the fortunes of the party an economic revival
  • an instance of something becoming popular, active, or important again:cross-country skiing is enjoying a revival
  • a new production of an old play or similar work.
  • a reawakening of religious fervor, especially by means of a series of evangelistic meetings:the revivals of the nineteenth century a wave of religious revival
  • a restoration to bodily or mental vigor, to life or consciousness, or to sporting success:the thunder and lightning affected his revival in the third round

revival in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of revival in the British & World English dictionary