resurrection
res·ur·rec·tion
noun \ˌre-zə-ˈrek-shən\Definition of RESURRECTION
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a capitalized : the rising of Christ from the dead b often capitalized : the rising again to life of all the human dead before the final judgment c : the state of one risen from the dead
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Christian Science : a spiritualization of thought : material belief that yields to spiritual understanding
— res·ur·rec·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
Examples of RESURRECTION
- He was enjoying the resurrection of his career.
- a resurrection of an old theory
Origin of RESURRECTION
Middle English resurreccioun, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin resurrection-, resurrectio act of rising from the dead, from resurgere to rise from the dead, from Latin, to rise again, from re- + surgere to rise — more at surge
First Known Use: 14th century
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Rhymes with RESURRECTION
by-election, circumspection, conic section, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, fuel injection, genuflection, golden section, imperfection, indirection, insurrection, intellection, interjection, intersection, introjection, introspection, kin selection, misdirection, predilection, preselection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reinfection, retroflexion, retrospection, self-reflection, stage direction, vivisection, yeast infection
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