Definition of revivals:
(n) :
The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
(n) :
Renewed interest, performance, cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of culture, commerce, agriculture.
(n) :
Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc.
(n) :
Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion.
(n) :
(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.
(n) :
(Christianity) A Christian religious meeting held to inspire active members of a church body or to gain new converts.