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Restoration

Rēs'tau-rā'tion, n.

noun

n. [Fr. restauration, Pr. restauracio, Sp. restauracion, It. restaurazione, ristorazione, Lat. restauratio. See RESTORE.] The same as RESTORATION. [Obs.] See RESTORATION.

Rĕs'/to-rā'/tion, n.

noun

n. [Fr. restauration, O. Fr. restoration, Pr. restauracio, restauraso, Sp. restauracion, It. restaurazione, ristorazione, Lat. restauratio. See RESTORE.] 1. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition, or the event of being restored; renewal; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war. Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy restoration. Dryden.

  1. The state of being restored; recovery; as, restoration from sickness or from backsliding.
  2. That which is restored or made anew.
  3. (Eng. Hist.) The return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the re-establishment of monarchy.

Universal restoration (Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation. Syn.—Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; re-instatement; re-establishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation. See RECOVERY.