restoration

IPA: rɛstɝˈeɪʃʌn

The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
(theology) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.
(history of UK) The events of 1660 when English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were restored under Charles II.
(history of UK) The era of Restoration (1660 to 1685) under Charles II, or to 1688 when James II was king.
(history of France) The restoring of the Bourbon Dynasty in 1814.
(history of Japan) The restoring of imperial rule in Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

Examples of "restoration" in Sentences

The latest Roubini estimate for solvency restoration is $3.6 trillion.
"Ah, ah!" said he, in evident terror, "that is what you call a restoration!"
Real transparency will be of paramount importance if true restoration is to be effected.
I'm afraid a disturbing recent trend in French 'restoration' techniques has reared its ugly head once again.
He has also set as a goal what he calls the restoration of God to a central place in American government and culture.
A group campaigning for what it describes as the restoration of law and order in South Africa placed its hopes on Monday in the rightwing Boeremag organisation that claimed responsibility for the recent spate of bomb attacks in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
A stream of mailed flyers, emails and more pertaining to hearing loss and restoration is very commonplace and yes, I sometimes, and inwardly sometimes reluctantly read about the latest in hearing technological miracles which supposedly grace our lives today.
Now that the restoration is complete and the film will begin circulating, Ms. Schulberg (who collaborated with the filmmaker and sound designer Josh Waletzky on the project) has come to terms with the suppression of her father's work — whether it was by Hollywood or the gov ernment, which was advancing the Marshall Plan.