resurrection

noun res·ur·rec·tion \ ˌre-zə-ˈrek-shən \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

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Definition of resurrection

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

He was enjoying the resurrection of his career.
a resurrection of an old theory

Recent Examples of resurrection from the Web

But perhaps the biggest player in this shift is Rihanna, whose story of resurrection and power occurred a little bit before the world was ready to embrace it.

— kathryn lindsay, refinery29.com, "Why Be Engaged When You Can Be An Ex?," 13 July 2018
The Return Doesn’t Earn Any Major Nominations The esoteric resurrection of Twin Peaks not only failed to get nominated for Best Limited Series.

— eliana dockterman, Time, "The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2018 Emmy Nominations," 12 July 2018
Christians believe the resurrection of Jesus from the dead gives shape to these wild hopes.

— rachel held evans, Washington Post, "The Bible is literature for the resistance," 12 July 2018
Other stars who have already hit concert stages from the hereafter, or who have digital resurrections in the planning stages, include slain rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, who performed at Coachella in 2012 some 16 years after his death.

— howard cohen, miamiherald, "He's been dead for 30 years. But he's coming in concert to South Florida," 10 July 2018
Maybe this is, ultimately, a show about chasing resurrection, about finding a phoenix within who too often fails to raise her head.

— todd vanderwerff, Vox, "GLOW season 2 is less than the sum of its parts. But those parts are amazing.," 29 June 2018
Image The road-trip movie, with its promise of redemption or resurrection or just plain head-straightening, is that most indelibly American of genres.

— shana feste, New York Times, "Review: A Father and Daughter Renegotiate ‘Boundaries’," 21 June 2018
Until the Reds establish something, anything in the starting rotation, the resurrection will not occur.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "TML: How do pro athletes feel about playing in small-market Cincinnati?," 20 June 2018
Earle experienced that movement and then a dozen years later, was part of another resurrection against the country music mainstream alongside such fellow rebels Dwight Yoakam, k.d.

— dave gil de rubio, kansascity, "Steve Earle, coming to Starlight Theatre, says he'd write 'old-fashioned musicals'," 19 June 2018

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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

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First Known Use: 14th century

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resurrection

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Definition of resurrection for English Language Learners

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.