revivalist

noun

re·​viv·​al·​ist ri-ˈvī-və-list 

-ˈvīv-list

1

: one who conducts religious revivals

specifically : a member of the clergy who travels about to conduct revivals

2

: one who revives or restores something disused

revivalist adjective

revivalistic

ri-ˌvī-və-ˈli-stik 

adjective

Examples of revivalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Slippers 08 marks Babuka Black’s debut on Perennial, an imprint of K Records that has backed a new wave of lo-fi twee-pop revivalists like Sharp Pins and Touch Girl Apple Blossom. — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

Nevertheless, the revivalists got their results. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

But don’t discount soul belter Olivia Dean and R&B revivalist Leon Thomas. — Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna as an Islamic revivalist movement seeking to establish a worldwide Islamic caliphate by peaceful means. — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

revivalist

noun

re·​viv·​al·​ist ri-ˈvīv-(ə-)ləst 

: one who conducts revivals