1.
[syn: revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revivification \Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
r['e]vivification.]
1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of
recalling, or the state of being recalled, to life.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of
combination to its metallic state.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
revivification
n 1: bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival
of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the
Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: revival,
resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation,
revivification]