revivalism

American  

[ri-vahy-vuh-liz-uhm] / rɪˈvaɪ vəˌlɪz əm /

noun

1. the form of religious activity that manifests itself in revivals.

2. the tendency to revive what belongs to the past.

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revivalism British  

/ rɪˈvaɪvəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. a movement, esp an evangelical Christian one, that seeks to reawaken faith

2. the tendency or desire to revive former customs, styles, etc

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Etymology

Origin of revivalism

First recorded in 1805–15; revival + -ism

Example Sentences

The Grammys like to reward longevity, but maybe they'll be swayed by Rodrigo's rock revivalism, which has helped to ignite the first resurgence in guitar music in over a decade.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

Her Flog Gnaw performance triangulated perfectly among the emo revivalism, metal and hardcore shredding and genre-hopping camaraderie that the festival champions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

But it also has a rich history of modern architecture, from turn-of-the-century revivalism to concrete expressionism and modernist design.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022

It was part hortatory, part personal testimony, part barstool blowhard, a rambling, disjointed, digressive, what-me-worry approach that combined aspects of cable television rage, big-tent religious revivalism, Borscht Belt tummler, motivational speaking, and YouTube vlogging.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2020

Hence the parsons' majorities on the School Boards, hence the increasing self-taxation of the bourgeoisie for the support of all sorts of revivalism, from ritualism to the Salvation Army.

From Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Engels, Friedrich