revivalist
[ ri-vahy-vuh-list ]
/ rɪˈvaɪ və lɪst /
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noun
a person, especially a member of the clergy, who promotes or holds religious revivals.
a person who revives former customs, methods, etc.
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British Dictionary definitions for revivalist
revivalist
/ (rɪˈvaɪvəlɪst) /
noun
a person who holds, promotes, or presides over religious revivals
a person who revives customs, institutions, ideas, etc
adjective
of, relating to, or characterizing revivalism or religious revivalsa revivalist meeting
Derived forms of revivalist
revivalistic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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