revivalistic

1 9.4

Relating to bringing back old religious or cultural styles

adjective
/rɪˈvaɪvəlɪstɪk/

: revivalista

The minority of alert gentlemen had ample reason to worry that the revivalistic denominations would find these limitations unacceptable.

Examples

The revivalistic movement aimed to rekindle interest in traditional customs and values among the community.
By mid-1769, rapid growth of the revivalistic churches made legal adjustments imperative.

Academic text (1996)
Pro-bishop advocates directly linked the parsons' scandal to the inroads of revivalistic denominations on the established church.

Academic text (1996)
In places where the church failed to do so, the inhabitants might—and more and more they did—seek to build such community by joining revivalistic congregations.

Academic text (1996)
Many young people were drawn to the revivalistic meetings, hoping to deepen their spiritual experience.
During the festival, the revivalistic atmosphere inspired participants to reflect on their beliefs and practices.

How Revivalistic

revivalistic

1 9.4

restorative

2 6.3

nostalgic

64 5.0

Surface Forms

revivalistic positive

Morphology

revivalistic = revival (transparent) = revival + istic

Formed from the familiar noun 'revival' plus the adjectival suffix '-istic', so the meaning 'relating to revival/revivalism' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Revivalistic comes from revive, where re- means 'again' and revive means 'to bring back to life'. That's why revivalistic describes a movement or style that tries to bring old beliefs or arts back into use.