revival

/riˈvaɪvəl/

/riˈvaɪvəl/

Other forms: revivals

If something experiences a revival, that means it’s once again popular or important. If a news story mentions a revival in the technology industry, that means the industry, having gone through a slump, is once again thriving.

Revival literally means "come back to life." An ER doctor might perform a revival of someone whose heart has stopped. We usually use it to mean "returned to glory, importance, or strength." Fresh paint and new flowerbeds might mean your neighborhood is experiencing a revival. If you don't like spiky hair, you may cringe at the revival of the mohawk in fashion magazines. Revival has a religious sense too, referring to a meeting that reawakens religious excitement and passion.

Definitions of revival

1. noun

   bringing again into activity and prominence
   “the revival of trade”

   “a revival of a neglected play by Moliere”

   “the Gothic revival in architecture”

   synonyms: renaissance, resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revivification

   types:

   Renaissance, Renascence, rebirth, renaissance

   the revival of learning and culture

   regeneration

   the activity of spiritual or physical renewal

   resurrection

   a revival from inactivity and disuse

   resuscitation

   the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness

   CPR, cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

   an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen

   type of:

   advance, betterment, improvement

   a change for the better; progress in development
2. noun

   an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion
   synonyms: revival meeting

   type of:

   mass meeting, rally

   a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm