restoration
Substantivin Dialogen belegt
- //ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən//
The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
Substantiv
- 1
The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
foreskin restoration
The restoration of this painting will take years.
The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
There is all the difference between preservation and restoration.
- 2
The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
These restorations were especially impressive and were reported in a leading prosthodontics journal.
- 3
The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.
The restoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.
Behold the differing Climes agree, / Rejoycing in thy Reſtauration.
But now here we are, faced with the prospect of a Trump restoration.
- 4
The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.
The restoration of capitalism in Russia gave rise to unemployment.
The restoration of capitalism in Eastern Europe made way for improvement in human rights.
- 5
The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.
Herkunft
From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.
Formen
- Plural
- restorations
restoration · The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
Restoration · The events of 1660 when English, Scottish and Irish…restore · To reestablish, or bring back into existence.restored · Pertaining to something or someone renewed or rebuilt.