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Webster 1913 Edition
Awakening
A-wak′en-ing
,Adj.
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting;
– as, the
awakening
city; an awakening
discourse; the awakening
dawn. A-wak′en-ing-ly
, adv.
A-wak′en-ing
,Noun.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
Webster 1828 Edition
Awakening
AWA'KENING
,Noun.