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 acapitalized : the rising of Christ from the dead boften capitalized : the rising again to life of all the human dead before the final judgment c: the state of one risen from the dead2: resurgence, revival3Christian Science : a spiritualization of thought : material belief that yields to spiritual understanding

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