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revivalism definition

re·viv·al·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  1. the fervid spirit or methods characteristic of religious revivals
  2. a desire to revive former ways

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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