anastasis

[ uh-nas-tuh-sis ]

/ əˈnæs tə sɪs /

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noun, plural a·nas·ta·ses [uh-nas-tuh-seez] /əˈnæs təˌsiz/.

a representation, in Byzantine art, of Christ harrowing hell.

Nearby words

anarthrous, anasarca, anasazi, anaspid, anastasia, anastasis, anastasius i, anastigmat, anastigmatic, anastomose, anastomosis

Origin of anastasis

< Greek anástasis a raising up, removal. See ana-, stasis

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Examples from the Web for anastasis

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