restoration

Etymology

From Latin restauratio Morphologically restore + -ation

noun

1. The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
   foreskin restoration
   The restoration of this painting will take years.
   The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
   There is all the difference between preservation and restoration. 1921, T.S. Eliot, “The Possibility of a Poetic Drama”, in The Sacred Wood
   As Sir Ronald Matthews said at the meeting of L.N.E.R. stockholders earlier this year, the public must realise "the inevitability of a certain amount of gradualness" in connection with the restoration of passenger train services and facilities. 1945 July and August, “Victory in Europe”, in Railway Magazine, page 187
2. The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
   Behold the differing climes agree Rejoicing in thy restoration. 1680, John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, Act I, secene 1
   The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.
   The restoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.
3. (theology) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.