resurrectionist
a person who brings something to life or view again.
a believer in resurrection.
Also called resurrection man . a person who exhumes and steals dead bodies, especially for dissection; body snatcher.
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How to use resurrectionist in a sentence
One of these handed over portions of a Diary he had kept during his resurrectionist days.
The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 | James Blake BaileyYou have been a resurrectionist (as it is called) I understand?
The History of Burke and Hare | George Mac GregorHis regular trade, followed before he took to the life of resurrectionist, was that of an engraver.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2 | Arthur GriffithsThis put an end for a time to the resurrectionist fever in Glasgow, but it was shrewdly suspected that other cases occurred.
The History of Burke and Hare | George Mac GregorA record of the share which the doctors themselves took in the resurrectionist work has not been well preserved.
The History of Burke and Hare | George Mac Gregor
British Dictionary definitions for resurrectionist
/ (ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃənɪst) /
facetious (formerly) a body snatcher
a member of an Anglican religious community founded in 1892
a person who believes in the Resurrection
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