1. people who promote or lead religious revivals or spiritual renewals
Usage: religious context
2. people who work to restore or bring back something from the past
Usage: general context

Examples

• The revivalists held tent meetings across the countryside.
• Many revivalists traveled from town to town preaching salvation.
• Folk music revivalists brought traditional songs back to popularity.
• The revivalists worked to restore interest in classical architecture.
• These revivalists believe in returning to traditional religious practices.
• Cultural revivalists are preserving ancient crafts and customs.