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| medievalism |
devotion to or revival of medieval ideals or practices. [1/3 definitions] |
| neoclassic |
belonging to or concerning a revival of classical styles, forms, and principles in art, music, literature, or architecture. |
| neoclassicism |
(often cap.) the revival of classical Greek forms and motifs in European and American architecture of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. [2 definitions] |
| rebirth |
a major recurrence, as of a phenomenon; revival. [1/3 definitions] |
| renaissance |
a rebirth, renewal, or revival. [2/5 definitions] |
| renascence |
(sometimes cap.) the state or an instance of rebirth or revival; renaissance. |
| resurrection |
a return to use or prominence; revival. [1/4 definitions] |
| revivalism |
the collective movements of religious revival. |
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