Word of the Day for Friday December 2, 2005 redivivus \red-uh-VY-vuhs; -VEE-\, adjective: Living again; brought back to life; revived; restored. Augustine redivivus, R. contends, would find in the history of the present century confirmation of his pessimistic views of human nature. --Roland J. Teske, "Augustine: Ancient Thought Baptized," [1]Theological Studies, June 1, 1995 She is the young Magda redivivus to the last degree, including the way she arches her eyebrow when she speaks. --Judith Dunford, "Exit Laughing," [2]Newsday, May 8, 1994 As for Neeson -- of the nose-heavy, asymmetrical countenance and shrewdly darting, soul-searching eyes, he is a lopsided Gary Cooper redivivus -- hardly something to sneeze at. --John Simon, "Michael Collins," [3]National Review, November 25, 1996 Paulson appears as a Hogarth redivivus, promulgating his views with the same antiacademic and self-protective motivations he finds in Hogarth's rationale for writing the Analysis. --Therese Dolan, "The Beautiful, Novel, and Strange: Aesthetics and Heterodoxy," [4]The Art Bulletin, March 1, 1998 _________________________________________________________ Redivivus comes from Latin, from the prefix red-, re-, "again" + vivus, "alive." Usage note: Redivivus is used postpositively -- that is, after the noun it modifies. References 1. http://www3.oup.co.uk/theolj/contents/ 2. http://www.newsday.com/ 3. http://www.nationalreview.com/ 4. http://www.collegeart.org/artbulletin/ Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=redivivus