Definition of resurrection
1a
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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The first known use of resurrection was in the 14th century
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