Revival

Revival is a restoration of a living creature from a dead state to being alive. As an example, Lazarus, in the Christian Bible, was revived.

Figuratively, revival refers to anything that was (figuratively) dead and becomes (figuratively) alive:

• Revival of a fad. This fad may then be called retro.
• Revival of an artistic style or theme, including the architectural movements Byzantine Revival, Colonial Revival, Egyptian Revival, Gothic revival, Greek Revival.
• Revival of a former hit play in a new production.
• Revival of a former television series.
• Revival of an extinct language. The most successfully revived language is Modern Israeli Hebrew. Other languages where revival efforts are being made include Manx and Cornish.
• Revival of religious fervor or fervent traditions. The term may be used to refer to a "revival meeting".
• Revival, an album by The Reverend Horton Heat.