Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Arousal; a rousing up; specifically, an arousing religious discourse; an awakening appeal or incitement.
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Examples
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Very soon there was a general rousement of new life in every way.
The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure Edward Hooker Dewey
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All the rousement that is necessary and that can avail will be called into action by the need of oxygen.
The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure Edward Hooker Dewey
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Wen he filled up wid de rousement of the Gospel on him, it was just glor'us to see him as he whirled about the stand; the faces of his folks shone wid de brightness of de sun, and they ofen made the house ring with laughter and with their shouts.
John Jasper: The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher William Eldridge 1908
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