Definition of resurrection
1a capitalized : the rising of Christ from the deadb often capitalized : the rising again to life of all the human dead before the final judgmentc : 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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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
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The per-school disbursement increased by 14.5 percent from last year’s $30.4 million average and the money tree will continue growing with the resurrection of December’s football championship game at AT&T Stadium (date TBD).
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The idea for this cover photo resurrection is that of 25-year-old Cooper Hefner, the youngest of Hugh Hefner's four children by two marriages and the one most intimately involved with the company.
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The identical twin trope harkening back to Episode Five, when the man claiming to be God said Jesus's resurrection was actually just people seeing his identical twin brother.
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Tradition holds that Mark established the Coptic church just a decade or two after Jesus’ death and resurrection.
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Feardotcom (2002), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Dot.Kill (2005), and Untraceable (2008) all featured serial killers broadcasting their murderous deeds to craven audiences.
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Both, Geocities’ destruction and the resurrection, are significant events for web culture.
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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 Defined for English Language Learners
resurrection
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in Christianity the Resurrection : the event told about in the Bible in which Jesus Christ returned to life after his death
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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
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: 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
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1 : an instance of coming back into use or importance The style enjoyed a resurrection.
2 cap : the rising of Jesus Christ from the dead
3 often cap : the act of rising again to life of all human dead before the final judgment
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