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revivalist en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English revival Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English revivalist From revival + -ist.

Meanings

  1. (US) Evangelistic.

Forms

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most revivalist Degree=Sup lexicographic
more revivalist Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

revivalistic

Translations (1)

fr revivaliste (evangelistic)

revivalist en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English revival Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English revivalist From revival + -ist.

Meanings

  1. Someone who seeks to revive something.
    • And in 1975 one of the hottest Austin ensembles was the posthippie western swing revivalist group known as Asleep at the Wheel. 2010, Andy Bradley, Roger Wood, House of Hits, page 206:
    • an Art Deco revivalist
    • Lynton & Barnstaple Railway revivalists have unexpectedly been given a second chance to purchase the station, after the original sale deal fell through. 2020 July 1, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Western: Bratton Fleming”, in Rail, page 24:
  2. (US) An evangelistic preacher.

Forms

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revivalists Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (4)

it risorgimentista (someone who seeks to revive something) · fi elvyttäjä (someone who seeks to revive something) · fi saarnaaja (evangelistic preacher) · ko 부흥사 (evangelistic preacher)