resurrectionary
AmericanEtymology
Origin of resurrectionary
First recorded in 1830–40; resurrection + -ary
Example Sentences
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Whether revival of the twopenny has caused it to exhibit any kind of corresponding resurrectionary symptoms is a matter which cannot yet be pronounced upon.
From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by Saintsbury, George
His memory, with a hold on him too firm to be disturbed by such trifles, insisted on its resurrectionary work, and returned him to the year 865.
From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Wallace, Lewis
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