Meanings
plural revivalists
- 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 206Lynton & 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 - USAn evangelistic preacher.
comparative more revivalist · superlative most revivalist
- 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
revivalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revivalist
“revivalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revivalist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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