Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revivalist

/ɹivˈaɪvəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
re-vival-ist
IPA
/ɹivˈaɪvəlɪst/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who seeks to revive something.

noun

An evangelistic preacher.

American usage

adj

Evangelistic.

American usage

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

revivalists (plural) more revivalist (comparative) most revivalist (superlative)

Derived Forms

revivalistic

Synonyms

evangelist gospeler gospeller

Rhymes With

survivalist

Questions

How do you pronounce revivalist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹivˈaɪvəlɪst/.
What does revivalist mean?
Someone who seeks to revive something.
Where does revivalist come from?
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.

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