The Collaborative International Dictionary
Restoration \Res`to*ra"tion\ (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [OE. restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See Restore.]
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The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; re["e]stablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war.
Behold the different climes agree, Rejoicing in thy restoration.
--Dryden. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness.
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That which is restored or renewed.
The restoration (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the re["e]stablishment of monarchy.
Universal restoration (Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation.
Syn: Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; reinstatement; re["e]stablishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation.
Wikipedia
The Restoration is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film focuses on Hugh Logan, a single father who leaves his little girl, May, at home when he goes on a business trip. On the way to the city he is attacked by robbers and left in the road. He is found and taken in, but he suffers from amnesia. He falls in love with Maud Neals and proposes to her. Due to the prolonged absence of her father, May is taken to an orphan asylum, but she escapes. May goes to the city and ends up stopping to sleep on the doorstep of the Neals' home. Maud finds her and takes her in, where Logan recognizes his daughter and his memory comes back. Little is known of the production credits, but the film does feature Marie Eline as the little girl. It was released on August 5, 1910 and was met with mixed reviews. The film is presumed lost.
Usage examples of "the restoration".
I have lent them the words of our poor cavaliers after the Restoration.
But since the Restoration it had been the nominal seat of Louis Anglesey, the Earl of Upnor, and owner of the fair Abigail Frome (or at least Daniel presumed she was fair).
He'd lost the big job that had meant so much, the restoration of the old bed-and-breakfast hotel on Union Street.
Four respectable deputations were successively voted to the Imperial court, ^13 to represent the grievances of the priesthood and the senate, and to solicit the restoration of the altar of Victory.
What more appropriate combination could there be than the restoration of an old garden?
His knowledge of the restoration process, the history of Nazi art-looting, and the pleasures of Venice were both invaluable and inspirational.
In the days that followed, Janice found herself more and more plagued by doubts, unable to decide what the restoration of her legs meant.
Formation, under Coxinga's General, Helmsman Chen Jinnan, of the Triad Secret Society, committed to the overthrow of the Manchus and the restoration of the Ming Imperial House.
The odds for the survival of mankind, if the restoration is accomplished in this year, in this month, are better than they have been at any time since the Change, or are likely to be in the estimable future.
It also represents a very important step forward in the great struggle to which our Society is dedicated: the overthrow of the Qing and the restoration of the Ming.