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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