1. a person who conducts or promotes religious revivals
2. a person who seeks to revive or restore something from the past

1. relating to or characteristic of religious revival

Examples

• The revivalist preacher drew large crowds to his tent meetings.
• She became a folk music revivalist, bringing old songs back to life.
• The revivalist movement swept through the rural communities.
• He was known as a revivalist who could inspire spiritual awakening.
• The revivalist architecture movement sought to restore classical styles.
• Many revivalist churches were built during the Second Great Awakening.