| revival | |
| 1. n. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived | |
| 2. n. Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature. | |
| 3. n. Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, such as drama or literature. | |
| 4. n. Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. | |
| 5. n. A Christian religious meeting held to inspire active members of a church body or to gain new converts. | |
| 6. n. Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc. | |
| 7. n. Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture. | |
| 8. n. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion. | |
| the revival of hot pants | |
| 9. n. Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; reinstatement of a legal action. | |
| the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will | |
| 10. n. Revivification, as of a metal. | |
