revivalist
revivalist Lexical Profile
revivalist Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to or characteristic of religious revivals or evangelical preaching.
"The small town hosted a fervent revivalist tent meeting that drew hundreds of worshippers from neighboring counties."
Relating to or characterized by the restoration or reintroduction of an earlier artistic, architectural, or cultural style.
"The neighborhood is celebrated for its ornate revivalist architecture, featuring nineteenth-century Gothic and Classical motifs."
• noun
A person who promotes, leads, or conducts religious revivals, especially an itinerant evangelical preacher.
"The traveling revivalist delivered an impassioned sermon that captivated the entire congregation."
A person who revives or advocates the return of former customs, artistic styles, architectural traditions, or cultural practices.
"Folk music revivalists spent decades recording traditional ballads in rural communities before the songs were forgotten."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 19th century in American English during the Second Great Awakening, formed from 'revival' + '-ist'; 'revival' ultimately derives from Latin 'revivere' ('to live again'), from 're-' ('again') and 'vivere' ('to live').
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