revivalist
Americannoun
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a person, especially a member of the clergy, who promotes or holds religious revivals.
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a person who revives former customs, methods, etc.
noun
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a person who holds, promotes, or presides over religious revivals
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a person who revives customs, institutions, ideas, etc
adjective
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It's a deliberately maximalist record, recalling the lush orchestrations of ELO and The Carpenters, with a nod to the revivalist pop of Ashe's friend Laufey.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Tapping that frustration, Al-Houthi’s older brother, Hussein, launched a revivalist movement that called for driving out Western influences and supporting Palestinians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
It spreads organically through social networks, social media – notably podcasts and livestreams – and revivalist meetings and workshops.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2025
In 2022, this San Diego trio brought a revivalist blend of Chicano soul, doo-wop and funk back to music’s forefront.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
Modal melodies, revivalist spirituals, the call-and-response or ‘holler’ songs of African slaves: all of these went into the mixing pot of the early Blues.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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