revivalist

English

Etymology

From revival +‎ -ist.

Noun

revivalist (plural revivalists)

1. Someone who seeks to revive something.

   an Art Deco revivalist

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

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

   • 2020 July 1, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Western: Bratton Fleming”, in Rail, page 24:

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

2. (US) An evangelistic preacher.

Translations

someone who seeks to revive something

• Finnish: elvyttäjä
• Italian: risorgimentista (it)

evangelistic preacher

• Finnish: saarnaaja (fi)
• Korean: 부흥사(復興師) (buheungsa)

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• French: ^{(please verify)} revivaliste (fr) m or f

Adjective

revivalist (comparative more revivalist, superlative most revivalist)

1. (US) Evangelistic.

Derived terms

• revivalistic

Translations

evangelistic

• French: revivaliste (fr)