Definition of: restoration

(res′tə·rā′shən) noun
1. The act of restoring a person or thing to a former place or condition.
2. The state of being restored; rehabilitation; renewal.
3. The bringing back of a building or work of art as nearly as may be to its original state; also, the restored building or object.
4. Paleontol. The reconstruction of the skeleton of a fossil animal.
5. Theol. The doctrine that all men will eventually be restored to a sinless state and divine favor. See UNIVERSALISM.
—the Restoration
1. The return of Charles II to the English throne in 1660, after the overthrow of the Cromwellian Protectorate; also, the following period until 1685.
2. The return of the Bourbons to power in 1814 under Louis XVIII; also, the period following the return.
3. The return of the Jews to Palestine after the Babylonian captivity. [<OF restauration <LL restauratio, -onis <L restauratus, pp. of restaurare. See RESTORE.]