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revivalist

revivalist noun: someone who seeks to revive something.

Noun

revivalist (plural revivalists)

  1. Someone who seeks to revive something.
    • an Art Deco revivalist
    • And in 1975 one of the hottest Austin ensembles was the posthippie western swing revivalist group known as Asleep at the Wheel.2010, Andy Bradley, Roger Wood, House of Hits, page 206
  2. (US) An evangelistic preacher.

Adjective

revivalist (comparative more revivalist, superlative most revivalist)

  1. (US) Evangelistic.

Forms of revivalist

Noun
pluralrevivalists
Adjective
comparativemore revivalist
superlativemost revivalist

Origin of revivalist

From revival + -ist.

Words formed from revivalist

Questions about revivalist

What does revivalist mean?
Revivalist means someone who seeks to revive something.
What part of speech is revivalist?
Revivalist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of revivalist?
The plural of revivalist is revivalists.

Words near revivalist in the dictionary

  1. revival
  2. revival meeting
  3. revival meetings
  4. revivalism
  5. revivalisms
  6. revivalist
  7. revivalistic
  8. revivalists
  9. revivals
  10. revivatory
  11. revive

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