restoration

plural restorations · alternative restauration

1. countableuncountableThe process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.

   foreskin restoration

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   The restoration of this painting will take years.

   The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.

   There is all the difference between preservation and restoration.

   1921, T.S. Eliot, “The Possibility of a Poetic Drama”, in The Sacred Wood

   As Sir Ronald Matthews said at the meeting of L.N.E.R. stockholders earlier this year, the public must realise "the inevitability of a certain amount of gradualness" in connection with the restoration of passenger train services and facilities.

   1945 July and August, “Victory in Europe”, in Railway Magazine, page 187

   Providing accommodation is a significant constraint, and an unexpected development from the restoration of services to Okehampton is demand from the Exeter student population to rent local properties.

   2024 August 21, 'Industry Insider', “The value of rail reopenings”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 68

   Synonyms: deconversion, restitution, step back, deconversion, regression, restitution, reversion, step back

2. countableThe result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).

   These restorations were especially impressive and were reported in a leading prosthodontics journal.

3. countableuncountableThe return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.

   The restoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.

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   The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.

   Behold the differing Climes agree, / Rejoycing in thy Reſtauration.

   1685, John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, published 1691, Act I, scene i, page 10

   But now here we are, faced with the prospect of a Trump restoration.

   2023 December 8, Jennifer Senior, “What Will Happen to the American Psyche If Trump Is Reelected?”, in The Atlantic

4. countableuncountableThe return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.

   The restoration of capitalism in Russia gave rise to unemployment.

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   The restoration of capitalism in Eastern Europe made way for improvement in human rights.

5. countableuncountablelifestyleThe receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

1. historyThe events of 1660 when English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were restored under Charles II.
2. historyThe era of Restoration (1660 to 1685) under Charles II, or to 1688 when James II was king.
3. historyThe restoring of the Bourbon Dynasty in 1814.
4. historyThe restoring of imperial rule in Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.