the dead
noun
: the state of being dead
—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying
For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.
They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
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The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his Second Coming.
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C. A. Bridges, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that, during the end times, both living believers and those resurrected from the dead will ascend bodily into heaven to join Jesus at his Second Coming.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
At Dilara Findikoglu, models looked like ladies in waiting that had risen from the dead; wearing antiquated corsetry that was dirtied and torn.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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C. A. Bridges, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that, during the end times, both living believers and those resurrected from the dead will ascend bodily into heaven to join Jesus at his Second Coming.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
At Dilara Findikoglu, models looked like ladies in waiting that had risen from the dead; wearing antiquated corsetry that was dirtied and torn.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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“The dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dead. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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