re|viv|al|ism

re|viv|al|ism
re|viv|al|ism «rih VY vuh lihz uhm», noun.
1. the spirit and practices of religious revivals and revivalists: »

Revivalism, the archbishop admits, accomplishes some things for which God should be praised (Newsweek).

2. a tendency to revive what belongs to the past.

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  • viv — an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion·ist; con·viv·i·al; con·viv·i·al·i·ty; con·viv·i·al·ly; con·viv·i·um; lar·viv·o·rous; re·viv·abil·i·ty; re·viv·able; re·viv·al; re·viv·al·ism; re·viv·al·ist; re·viv·i·ca·tion; re·viv·i·fi·er; re·viv·i·fy; sur·viv·abil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • an|ti|viv|i|sec|tion|ism — «AN tee VIHV uh SEHK shuh nihz uhm», noun. opposition to the practice of vivisection. –an´ti|viv´i|sec´tion|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • an´ti|viv´i|sec´tion|ist — an|ti|viv|i|sec|tion|ism «AN tee VIHV uh SEHK shuh nihz uhm», noun. opposition to the practice of vivisection. –an´ti|viv´i|sec´tion|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • revivalism — re·viv·al·ism …   English syllables

  • survivalism — sur·viv·al·ism …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • sur — sur·a·min; sur·anal; sur·base; sur·based; sur·cin·gle; sur·coat; sur·cu·lose; sur·cu·lus; sur·excitation; sur·face·ly; sur·face·man; sur·fac·er; sur·fac·tant; sur·facy; sur·feit·er; sur·fi·cial; sur·fuse; sur·fu·sion; sur·gen·cy; sur·gent;… …   English syllables

  • survivalist — sur•viv•al•ist [[t]sərˈvaɪ və lɪst[/t]] n. a person who makes preparations to survive a widespread catastrophe, as an atomic war, esp. by storing food and weapons in a safe place • Etymology: 1965–70 sur•viv′al•ism, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Revivalism — Re*viv al*ism, n. The spirit of religious revivals; the methods of revivalists. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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