Ozhivlenie
/əʊˈʒɪv.lə.ni.eɪ/noun
The act of reviving or bringing back to life.
Did you know?The root of 'Ozhivlenie' is connected to ancient rituals that aimed to summon spirits back from the void, showcasing the power of words in invoking life!
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Slavic
PSL
*ožǐviti
“to revive, bring back to life”
Old Church Slavonic
OCS
оʹжити
“to revive or resuscitate, often in a spiritual context”
Middle Russian
MR
оживленье
“to bring back to life, especially in a mystical or magical sense”
Modern Russian
RUS
оживление
“the act of reviving, commonly used in both physical and spiritual contexts”