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]