awakening

noun

awak·en·ing ə-ˈwāk-niŋ

ə-ˈwā-kə-

plural awakenings

Synonyms of awakening next

: a rousing from sleep

The night terror is an abrupt awakening early in the night, most often within the first hour or two of sleep …—

Franklin Galvin et al.

: a rousing from inactivity or indifference

… one of the primary branches of yoga … prescribes various practices to assist the yogi in the gradual awakening of the heart.—

James Bailey

: a revival of interest in something (such as religion)

Russian Jews themselves experienced a cultural and political awakening after Israel's victory, some openly challenging their government's ban on religious and Hebrew training.—

Jonathan D. Sarna

: a coming into awareness

Like his discovery of literature, this intimacy becomes an awakening to the possibilities of life.—

Morris Dickstein

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Something in your current paradigm might suddenly shift mid-month to allow in new kinds of experiences, fresh perspectives, and radical awakenings in your philosophical orientation toward the world. —

Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024 This deeply resonates with Scorpio’s innate desire for profound change and spiritual awakening. —

Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Most of the film’s odes to brotherhood and spiritual awakening are mocking in this way. —

Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024 In place of the original’s portrait of political awakening, the sequel follows an artist (Milena Smit) who’s checked herself into the Pit as a form of personal atonement. —

A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for awakening