revival

Etymology

From revive + -al.

noun

1. The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
2. Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.
   It is hard to sell a democratic partnership of nations from a stall that only stocks Conservative governments. Unionism needs a Labour revival in England. 2021-04-20, Rafael Behr, “The future of the United Kingdom depends on a Labour revival in England”, in The Guardian
3. Renewed interest, performance, cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of culture, commerce, agriculture.
   post-punk revival
   The Met's recent revival of Jürgen Flimm's powerful production of Beethoven's “Fidelio,” another highlight of the 2000-1 season, was a similar letdown. But revivals of great productions don't always have to be disappointments, as the Met's current presentation of Poulenc's “Dialogues des Carmélites” makes clear. 2002-12-30, Anthony Tommasini, “A Seducer In a Revival Of a Revival”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
   But then, this isn’t even the first time these genres are back, back, back. As DJ Ben UFO says: “There have been ‘jungle revivals’ regularly for at least as long as I’ve been DJing.” 2021-06-16, Joe Muggs, quoting Ben UFO, “Subwoofers at the ready! The jungle and drum’n’bass revival is upon us”, in The Guardian
4. Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
   the revival of hot pants
   Kat Frey, a 25-year-old copywriter who lives in Brooklyn, picked up the habit last year. “We’re having a very sexy and ethereal 1980s revival, and smoking is part of that,” she said. “A lot of people I know are posting pictures doing it. I’m doing it. It’s having its moment for sure.” 2022-01-12, John Ortved, quoting Kat Frey, “That Cloud of Smoke Is Not a Mirage”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
5. (religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
   This book offers a view into a growing movement of Islamic revival as it is taking place in the small, historically Hindu kingdom of Nepal on the northern Himalayan edge of the Indian subcontinent. 2012, Megan Adamson Sijapati, Islamic Revival in Nepal: Religion and a New Nation, Routledge
   1. (Christianity) A Christian religious meeting held to inspire active members of a church body or to gain new converts.
6. (law) 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
7. (chemistry) Revivification, as of a metal.