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resurrectionism definition

res·ur·rec·tion·ism (-īz′əm)

noun

the stealing of bodies from graves, esp. for dissection

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