From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Revivification \Re*viv'i*fi*ca"tion\, noun [Cf. F. r['e]vivification.]
1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recalling, or the state of being recalled, to life.
2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: {revival}, {resurgence}, {revitalization}, {revitalisation}]
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