Resurrection Definition
rĕzə-rĕkshən
noun
The act of restoring a dead person, for example, to life.
American Heritage
The state of having risen from the dead.
Webster's New World
The condition of having been restored to life.
American Heritage
A rising from the dead, or coming back to life.
Webster's New World
The return of Jesus to life on the third day after the Crucifixion.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- Resurrection of Christ
- Christ's Resurrection
- rebirth
- transformation
- revival
- resurgence
- restoration
- revivification
- transmigration
- reincarnation
- revivifying
- reanimation
- renascence
- renewal
- renaissance
Other Word Forms of Resurrection
Noun
Singular:
resurrection
Plural:
resurrectionsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Resurrection
- the Resurrection
Origin of Resurrection
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From Anglo-Norman resurrectiun, from Old French resurrection (French: résurrection), from Late Latin resurrectionem (accusative of resurrectio) from Latin resurgere (“to rise again"), from 're- (“again"), + surgere (“to rise").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Late Latin resurrēctiō resurrēctiōn- from Latin resurrēctus past participle of resurgere to rise again resurge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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