Restoration
Restoration (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n) , noun
[Old English restauracion, French restauration, from Latin 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.
Behold the different climes agree,
Rejoicing in thy restoration.
2.
The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness.
3.
That which is restored or renewed.
Collocations (2)
The restoration (Eng. Hist.) , the return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the reestablishment of monarchy.
Universal restoration (Theology) , the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation.