[ noun ] bringing again into activity and prominence <noun.act> the revival of tradea revival of a neglected play by Moliere the Gothic revival in architecture
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.
2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state.