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noun res·ur·rec·tion \ ˌre-zə-ˈrek-shən \
|Updated on: 10 Jul 2018
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
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resurrectional

play \ˌre-zə-ˈrek-shnəl, -shə-nᵊl\ adjective

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Examples of resurrection in a Sentence

  1. He was enjoying the resurrection of his career.

  2. a resurrection of an old theory

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Origin and Etymology 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

resurrection Synonyms

Synonyms

reanimation, rebirth, regeneration, rejuvenation, renewal, resurgence, resuscitation, revitalization, revival;

Near Antonyms

death, expiration, extinction;

Related Words

renaissance, renascence;

reinvention;

reactivation;

rally, recovery, recuperation;

restoral, restoration;

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RESURRECTION Defined for English Language Learners

resurrection

noun

  • in Christianity the Resurrection : the event told about in the Bible in which Jesus Christ returned to life after his death

  • the resurrection : the event told about in the Bible in which dead people will be brought back to life before the day of final judgment

  • : the act of causing something that had ended or been forgotten or lost to exist again, to be used again, etc.

RESURRECTION Defined for Kids

resurrection

noun res·ur·rec·tion \ ˌre-zə-ˈrek-shən \
1 : an instance of coming back into use or importance
  • The style enjoyed a resurrection.
2 capitalized : the rising of Jesus Christ from the dead
3 often capitalized : the act of rising again to life of all human dead before the final judgment

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