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resurrection Definition

res·ur·rec·tion (rez′ə rek′s̸hən)

noun

    1. a rising from the dead, or coming back to life
    2. the state of having risen from the dead
  2. a coming back into notice, practice, use, etc.; revival, as of old customs

Etymology: ME resurreccion < OFr resurrection < LL(Ec) resurrectio < L resurrectus, pp. of resurgere: see resurge

resurrection Related Forms
res′·ur·rec′·tional adjective
resurrection Idioms

the Resurrection

Theol.
  1. the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
  2. the rising of all the dead at the Last Judgment
Resurrection Synonyms

Resurrection

n.

  1. Christ's rising from the tomb

    Easter, Rising from the Dead, Rolling Away the Stone, Reappearance on Earth, Overcoming Death.

  2. The rising of souls

    the Last Judgment, the Harrowing of Hell, the Second Coming of Christ, Judgment Day; see salvation 3.

resurrection Synonyms

resurrection

n.

return to life, reanimation, transformation, restoration, resuscitation, revival, revivifying, rebirth, renewal, renaissance, renascence, reincarnation, transmigration, transmogrification.

resurrection Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • righteous: It is called in Luke 14:14 " the resurrection of the righteous.
  • believer: With their Greek mindset they were struggling to come to terms with the bodily resurrection of believers.
  • dead: At that time there will be the resurrection of the dead.
  • flesh: Paul really is very clear that there is no resurrection of the flesh.

Preposition: from

  • dead: The final results of his resurrection from the dead will be massive.

Converse of object

  • proclaim: The disciples in turn ran into Jerusalem to proclaim the Resurrection.
  • deny: He's saying: ' You who deny the resurrection, do you know what you do?
  • preach: Third, the Apostles began preaching the Resurrection in Jerusalem.
  • await: In what more perfectly named village could a queen of whodunits await the resurrection?
  • depict: One of the most difficult tasks that any artist has is to depict the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Adjective modifier

  • bodily: For the pagans, the idea of bodily resurrection was simply a non starter.
  • glorious: Easter captures the time of extreme despair and distress which is overcome with the glorious resurrection of Jesus.
  • miraculous: But later in the novel: Gradually the explanation of the organ's otherwise miraculous resurrection had been unfolded.
  • physical: Many people today struggle to accept the physical bodily resurrection of Jesus.
  • spiritual: Other church leaders believe in a spiritual resurrection only.

Modifies a noun

  • appearance: The account of Jesus ' resurrection appearance to his mother is very moving.
  • narrative: The lack of theological development suggests the resurrection narratives are very early.
  • glory: And so the saints are going to come forth in resurrection glory.
resurrection Quotes

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

—Bible (NewTestament)

   I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

—Bible (NewTestament)

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his own propertyat the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.

—Butler, Samuel

He had often noticed that six months'oblivion amounts to newspaper death, and that resurrection is rare. Nothing is easier, if a manwants it, thanrest, profound as the grave.

—Adams, Henry Brooks

We therefore commit his body to the deep, to be turned into corruption, looking for theresurrection of the body, (when the Sea shall give up her dead).

—Book of Common Prayer

We therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope ofthe Resurrectionto eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

—Book of Common Prayer