revivalism — A movement or tendency advocating the restoration or revival of former customs, styles, beliefs, or practices, especially in religion, art, or architecture.
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A movement or tendency advocating the restoration or revival of former customs, styles, beliefs, or practices, especially in religion, art, or architecture.
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈvaɪvəlɪzəm/
Example Sentences
- Her passion for revivalism led her to restore old Victorian houses one by one.
- The band's musical revivalism made grandma think she was back in the 70s, dancing in her slippers.
- Thanks to fashion revivalism, your dad's old bell-bottoms might become the coolest thing in your closet.
revivalism
NOUN[/rɪˈvaɪvəlɪzəm/]
A movement or tendency advocating the restoration or revival of former customs, styles, beliefs, or practices, especially in religion, art, or architecture.
The tent revivalism meeting stirs the crowd into song and tears.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin revivere, meaning 'to live again,' combined with the suffix -ism denoting a movement, doctrine, or practice.
Breakdown
re- (again) + viv- (to live) + -al (adjective-forming) + -ism (doctrine/movement)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Her passion for revivalism led her to restore old Victorian houses one by one.”
“The band's musical revivalism made grandma think she was back in the 70s, dancing in her slippers.”
“Thanks to fashion revivalism, your dad's old bell-bottoms might become the coolest thing in your closet.”
“The small town experienced a wave of religious revivalism that filled every pew on Sunday.”
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