Main Entry: res·ur·rec·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌre-zə-ˈrek-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: 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

Date: 14th century

1 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
2 : resurgence, revival
3 Christian Science : a spiritualization of thought : material belief that yields to spiritual understanding

— res·ur·rec·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective