awakening
Pronunciation:
/əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To cause to become awake.
Example: She awakened him by ringing the bell.
To stop sleeping; awake.
Example: Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
Example: Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!
To call to a sense of sin.
noun
Definitions
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
Being roused into action or activity.
adjective
Definitions
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
Example: the awakening city an awakening discourse the awakening dawn.