revivalism
noun
re·viv·al·ism
ri-ˈvī-və-ˌli-zəm 
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The duet is unabashedly sappy, its lyrics full of period-perfect, flowery Medieval revivalism tropes.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
But there’s a willful spark in these fleet, buoyant tracks that refuses to settle for mere revivalism.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2025
The ethos of his rule since then has been a kind of Soviet revivalism.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Vacation was launched, four years ago, by three friends—Lach Hall, Marty Bell, and Dakota Green—seemingly as an exercise in kitschy revivalism.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
But there’s a willful spark in these fleet, buoyant tracks that refuses to settle for mere revivalism.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2025
The ethos of his rule since then has been a kind of Soviet revivalism.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Vacation was launched, four years ago, by three friends—Lach Hall, Marty Bell, and Dakota Green—seemingly as an exercise in kitschy revivalism.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
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revivalism
noun
re·viv·al·ism
ri-ˈvī-və-ˌliz-əm
: the spirit or methods found at religious revivals
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