revivalist

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noun

Someone who seeks to revive something.

“an Art Deco revivalist”

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounrevivalist (plural revivalists)

plural revivalists

  1. Someone who seeks to revive something.

    an Art Deco revivalist

    2 more examples

    And in 1975 one of the hottest Austin ensembles was the posthippie western swing revivalist group known as Asleep at the Wheel.

    2010, Andy Bradley, Roger Wood, House of Hits, page 206

    Lynton & Barnstaple Railway revivalists have unexpectedly been given a second chance to purchase the station, after the original sale deal fell through.

    2020 July 1, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Western: Bratton Fleming”, in Rail, page 24
adjectiverevivalist (comparative more revivalist, superlative most revivalist)

comparative more revivalist · superlative most revivalist

  1. USEvangelistic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna preacher of the Christian gospel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Finnish elvyttäjä, saarnaaja
  • elvyttäjäsomeone who seeks to revive something
  • saarnaajaevangelistic preacher
French revivaliste
  • revivalisteevangelistic
Italian risorgimentista
  • risorgimentistasomeone who seeks to revive something
Korean 부흥사
  • 부흥사 (buheungsa)evangelistic preacher
Cite this entry
APA

revivalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revivalist

MLA

“revivalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revivalist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revivalist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revivalist.

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