revivalism

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  1. noun The spirit or activities characteristic of religious revivals.
  2. noun A desire or inclination to revive what belongs to an earlier time.

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  • But Angelica's Goddess revivalism is a bit different from the warm-fuzzy versions out there today; she focuses on a different "aspect" of the ancient Moon woman, the darker side: "'We have to acknowledge the Mother and the Avenger,'" she proclaims. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 04-05 - October-November 1995
  • Yet even though this sort of revivalism is poised to become the next big thing all over again (think the Cool Kids), there are few doing it better than Kansas City's Stacy D. Smith, aka Reach. —  The Pitch | Complete Issue
  • Today: rock revivalism, the second in a series on music and nostalgia. —  WNYC New York Public Radio
  • Let's say you drank in the almost uniformly white faces and the regimented revivalism, you clapped when speakers belittled Barack Obama's work organizing impoverished communities, indeed, you cheered with Rudy Giuliani's zinger, "Drill, baby, drill!" —  In These Times
  • Before transitioning into Part 4 on the reconstructive side of post-hyper-revivalism, I wanted to share some other resources as tools for those who choose the route of do-it-yourself reflection. —  futuristguy
 

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/rəˈvaɪvəlɪzm/
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