English

Adjective

1. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.

Noun

1. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
2. A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.

Translations

• Arabic: (ʂáħwa)
• Finnish: herääminen (1), herätys (1,2)
• Hebrew: התעוררות (hitorerut) (1)

Verb

1. present participle of awake

• The term Awake

Arts and Literature

• Awakening (comics), a number of titles
• Awakening, a 2007 novella by Judith Berman
• Awakening, a 2001 novel by Cate Tiernan
• The Awakening (novel), a 1899 novel by Kate Chopin
• The Awakening (sculpture), a sculpture by J. Seward Johnson
• The Awakening, the US title for The Quantum Prophecy by Michael Carroll
• "The Awakening", a short story by Howard Fast
• Awakenings (book), a non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks

Music

• The Awakening (band), a gothic rock band from South Africa
• The Awakening (Caliban album), a 2007 album by German metalcore band Caliban.
• The Awakening (Melissa Etheridge album), a 2007 album by Melissa Etheridge
• The Awakening (PMD album), a 2003 album by PMD
• The Awakening (Lord Finesse album), a 1996 album by rapper Lord Finesse
• The Awakening (Merciless album), a 1989 album by Swedish death metal band Merciless
• The Awakening (The Reddings album), a 1980 album and the title track, by The Reddings
• Awakening (album), a 1999 album by the Christian metal band Narnia
• Awakening (Iris album), a 2003 Album by synthpop band Iris
• Awakening, a 2007 album by The Reasoning
• "Awakening" (song), the second single from Switchfoot's album, Oh! Gravity
• "The Awakening", a song by Hawkwind from their 1973 album Space Ritual

Politics

• Nationalist movements, e.g., the Latvian National Awakening
• Awakening movements in Iraq

Religion and Spirituality

• Periodic religious revivals, see Great Awakening
• A process synonymous with spiritual growth. Cf. Bodhi from the Buddhist religion.

Television and Film

• The Awakening (film), a film starring Charlton Heston
• The Awakening (1928 film), a 1928 film by Victor Fleming
• The Awakening (Singapore TV), a 1984 three part drama series from Singapore
• "The Awakening" (Doctor Who), a Doctor Who serial
• "The Awakening" (Spider-Man: The Animated Series), a season 4 episode of Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994)
• "The Awakening" a season three episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender
• "Awakening" (Enterprise episode), a fourth season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• "Awakening" (The Outer Limits), a third season episode of The Outer Limits
• "Awakening" (Angel episode), a fourth season episode of Angel
• Awakenings, a movie starring Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro

Role-Playing Games

• Mage: The Awakening is a setting for White Wolf's World of Darkness roleplaying game.