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revivalism
/ rɪˈvaɪvəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- a movement, esp an evangelical Christian one, that seeks to reawaken faith
- the tendency or desire to revive former customs, styles, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of revivalism1
Example Sentences
Her Flog Gnaw performance triangulated perfectly among the emo revivalism, metal and hardcore shredding and genre-hopping camaraderie that the festival champions.
Most Democrats went along with the resolution — it’s not a good look to be on the same side of a vote as Pol Pot — but not before they had some fun with the red-scare revivalism.
But it also has a rich history of modern architecture, from turn-of-the-century revivalism to concrete expressionism and modernist design.
With “Gold-Diggers Sound,” Bridges leaves behind the mannered late-’50s/early-’60s revivalism of his early music, which garnered countless comparisons to Sam Cooke, in favor of a more modern, freewheeling approach.
The result is an album that barely feels like it’s aged in the era of 80s revivalism.
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