resurrectional

Variant of resurrection

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

Related Forms:

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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