resurrection
noun
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The word resurrection first arose in English in the 14th century, coming from the Anglo-French word resurreccioun, which in turn comes from the Late Latin verb resurgere, meaning “to rise from the dead.” Originally, the word was used in Christian contexts to refer to the rising of Christ from the dead or to the festival celebrating this rising (now known as Easter). Perhaps showing the influence of the Late Latin verb resurgere’s Latin forerunner, which could mean “to rise again” (as from a recumbent position) as well as “to spring up again after being cut” (used of plants), resurrection soon began to be used more generally in the senses of “resurgence” or “revival.” It even forms part of the name of the resurrection fern, an iconic fern of the southern United States often seen growing on the limbs of live oak trees. The fern is so named due to the fact that in dry weather it curls up, turns brown, and appears dead, only to be “brought back to life” when exposed to moisture.
Examples of resurrection in a Sentence
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Saville led me through a small office area, where a desk was piled with books: collections of Greek myths, a volume about death and resurrection in art, a catalogue from a recent Jean-Michel Basquiat show at Gagosian.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
While promoting the film at CinemaCon 2025, Abel Tesfaye told EW that this moment feels like both a death and resurrection.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 14 May 2025
The best of all worlds would be a Rozier resurrection in that regard.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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“Resurrection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrection. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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