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resurrectionism
[ rez-uh-rek-shuh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the exhumation and stealing of dead bodies, especially for dissection.
resurrectionism
/ ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃəˌnɪzəm /
noun
- belief that men will rise again from the dead, esp the Christian doctrine of the Resurrection of Christ and of all mankind at the Last Judgment
- facetious.(formerly) body snatching
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resurrectionism1
First recorded in 1855–60; resurrection + -ism
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Example Sentences
In 1848, "polygism" and "sexual resurrectionism" severely denounced in the "Millennial Star," published in Liverpool.
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