awakening

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

awakening

1. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.

[edit] Noun

awakening (plural awakenings)

1. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
2. (religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.

[edit] Translations

• Arabic: صحوة (ʂáħwa) f.
• Finnish: herääminen (1), herätys (1,2)
• Hebrew: התעוררות (hitorerut) f. (1)

[edit] Verb

awakening

1. Present participle of awake.