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revivalist
noun re·viv·al·ist \-ˈvī-və-list, -ˈvīv-list\
religion : someone who organizes and leads a revival meeting
: someone who uses or practices something that was popular in the past
Full Definition of REVIVALIST
1
: one who conducts religious revivals; specifically : a member of the clergy who travels about to conduct revivals
2
: one who revives or restores something disused
— revivalist adjective
— re·viv·al·is·tic \-ˌvī-və-ˈlis-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use of REVIVALIST
1820
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