revival
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- noun
- /rɪˈvaɪvəl/
:
avivamiento
- It's a song-singing, hand-clapping, full-fledged, old-fashioned revival that's sweeping the country.
- a revival meeting
- religious revival
- prayer and revival
And, but, but the, the Ryman Auditorium was originally built as a, as an actual church, like a revival venue.
- And, but, but the, the Ryman Auditorium was originally built as a, as an actual church, like a revival venue.
- The kid end up as a teenager, he end up going to some revival and he end up going to the revival and end up giving his life to Christ.
- Eating brimstone, drinking Hallelujah, shouting revival.
Examples
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The Mission world was defined by its prayer groups, its revival meetings, its youth groups, and its economic associations.
Academic text (1995) -
This came at a revival meeting and they asked people to come forward and and give your life to Christ.
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We finally had our first meeting, that tent revival thing.
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Instead, members organized local mission societies to hold prayer groups and revival meetings for the local faithful.
Academic text (1995) -
During that same revival, Penrod also walked forward to commit his life to Christ.
Academic text (1994) -
Many of these conversions occurred during the revival that began in 1862.
Academic text (1991) -
He attended a revival meeting where the pastor spoke passionately about faith and prayer.
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The community organized a large revival to bring people together for worship and spiritual reflection.
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During the revival event, people sang hymns and shared their personal stories of renewal.
Synonyms
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A meeting to renew people's faith with strong preaching and singing
Compounds
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A style of building that copies medieval Gothic churches, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
A style of building design that copies medieval Gothic features like pointed arches and decorative stonework
- Specialized
A 19th-century building style using Italian Renaissance forms like columns and arches
How Enthusiastic
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Etymology
Revival comes from re- 'again' and vivere 'to live', so it means 'coming back to life'. In religion, a revival is a meeting that aims to 'bring faith back to life' by inspiring people to pray and feel renewed.