Re-vīv'al, n.

n. [From revire.] The act of reviving, or the state of being revived; as, (a.) Renewed attention to; — applied to letters or literature. (b.) Renewed performance of, or interest in; — applied to the drama and literature. (c.) Renewed interest in religion after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. (d.) Re-animation from a state of languor or depression; — applied to the health, spirits, and the like. (e.) Renewed pursuit or cultivation, or flourishing state of; — applied to commerce, arts, agriculture, &c. (f.) Renewed prevalence of, as a practice or fashion. (g.) (Law.) Restoration of force, validity, and effect to; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by the act of limitation; the revival of a revoked will, and the like. (h.) (Chem.) Revivification, as of a metal.