'Restoration' definitions:
Definition of 'Restoration'
(from WordNet)
noun
The reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
noun
The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
noun
Getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: restitution, return, restoration, regaining]
noun
The state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: renovation, restoration, refurbishment]
noun
Some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original"
noun
A model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
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The re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
Definition of 'Restoration'
From: GCIDE
- Restoration \Res`to*ra"tion\ (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [OE. restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See Restore.]
- 1. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war. [1913 Webster]
- Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy restoration. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is restored or renewed. [1913 Webster]
- The restoration (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the reestablishment of monarchy.
- Universal restoration (Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; reinstatement; reestablishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'restoration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about-face,
- advance,
- advancement,
- amelioration,
- amendment,
- ascent,
- backing,
- backsliding,
- bettering,
- betterment,
- boost,
- clearance,
- clearing,
- copy,
- destigmatization,
- destigmatizing,
- disenchantment,
- duplication,
- enhancement,
- enrichment,
- eugenics,
- euthenics,
- exculpation,
- explanation,
- extradition,
- flip-flop,
- fortification,
- furtherance,
- giving back,
- Great Leap Forward,
- headway,
- imitation,
- improvement,
- justification,
- lapse,
- lift,
- melioration,
- mend,
- mending,
- palingenesis,
- pickup,
- preferment,
- progress,
- progression,
- promotion,
- purgation,
- purging,
- ransom,
- rationalization,
- re-creation,
- re-formation,
- rebirth,
- rebuilding,
- recapture,
- recidivation,
- recidivism,
- reclaiming,
- reclamation,
- recommitment,
- reconstitution,
- reconstruction,
- reconversion,
- recoup,
- recoupment,
- recovery,
- recuperation,
- reddition,
- redemption,
- redesign,
- redoing,
- reedition,
- reestablishment,
- refashioning,
- refurbishment,
- regainment,
- regeneration,
- regenesis,
- regress,
- regression,
- rehabilitation,
- reinstatement,
- reinstitution,
- reissue,
- rejuvenation,
- relapse,
- remaking,
- remand,
- remandment,
- remitter,
- renascence,
- rendition,
- renewal,
- renovation,
- reoccupation,
- reorganization,
- repair,
- repatriation,
- repetition,
- replevin,
- replevy,
- repossession,
- reprinting,
- reproduction,
- reshaping,
- restitution,
- restoring,
- restructuring,
- resumption,
- resurrection,
- retake,
- retaking,
- retrieval,
- retrieve,
- retrocession,
- retrogradation,
- retrogression,
- retroversion,
- return,
- returning,
- reversal,
- reverse,
- reversion,
- reverting,
- revindication,
- revision,
- revival,
- revulsion,
- rise,
- salvage,
- sending back,
- slipping back,
- trover,
- turn,
- turnabout,
- upbeat,
- uplift,
- upping,
- upswing,
- uptrend,
- upward mobility,
- vindication,
- vitaminization