1. a movement or effort to revive or reawaken religious faith, especially through emotional preaching and mass gatherings
Usage: religious
2. the practice or advocacy of reviving something from the past, such as old customs, styles, or ideas

Examples

• The Great Awakening was a period of intense revivalism in colonial America.
• Tent meetings were a common feature of 19th-century revivalism.
• The preacher’s revivalism drew thousands to outdoor gatherings.
• Gothic revivalism influenced architecture throughout the Victorian era.
• Folk music revivalism brought traditional songs back to popular culture.
• The movement represented a form of cultural revivalism seeking to preserve ancient traditions.