resurrection

[ rez-uh-rek-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of rising from the dead.
2. Resurrection, Christianity. the rising of Christ after His death and burial.
3. Resurrection, Religion. the rising of the dead on Judgment Day.
4. the state of those risen from the dead.
5. a rising again, as from decay, disuse, etc.; revival.
6. Christian Science. a rising above mortality through the understanding of spiritual life as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.

Resurrection

¹

/ ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən /

noun

1. the rising again of Christ from the tomb three days after his death
2. the rising again from the dead of all mankind at the Last Judgment

resurrection

²

/ ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən /

noun

1. a supposed act or instance of a dead person coming back to life
2. belief in the possibility of this as part of a religious or mystical system
3. the condition of those who have risen from the dead

   we shall all live in the resurrection

4. the revival of something

   a resurrection of an old story

Resurrection

1. The rising of Jesus from the tomb after his death; a central and distinctive belief of the Christian faith. The Gospels state that after Jesus was crucified and lay in a tomb between Friday evening and Sunday morning, he rose, in body as well as in spirit, and appeared alive to his followers. His resurrection is the basis for the Christian belief that not only Jesus but all Christians will triumph over death. Christians celebrate the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Derived Forms

• ˌresurˈrectional, adjective

Other Words From

• resur·rection·al adjective
• resur·rective adjective
• nonres·ur·rection noun
• nonres·ur·rection·al adjective
• postres·ur·rection noun
• postres·ur·rection·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurrection¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin resurrēctiōn-, stem of resurrēctiō, the Easter church festival, from resurrēct(us) “risen again” (past participle of resurgere “to rise again”; resurge ( def ) ) + -iō -ion ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurrection¹

C13: via Old French from Late Latin resurrectiō , from Latin resurgere to rise again; see resurge

Example Sentences

Many Christians anticipate a future general resurrection of all who have died and the coming of the kingdom of God for the faithful.

From Singularity Hub 

He tried the whole resurrection thing when he went against his dad, but he lost pretty conclusively.

From Vox

Such a political resurrection was made possible only by the many years of frustration and failure that had come before it.

From Vox

It found resurrection a short time later when Leadership aides literally plucked it from the Energy and Commerce team and delivered it to the Ways and Means Committee for its approval instead.

From Time

In this week’s Border Report, Gustavo Solis wrote about all of the issues the program has seen since it’s been implemented in light of its resurrection and captures local responses to the decision.

From Voice of San Diego

But a funny thing happened on the way to the funeral: a miraculous resurrection!

From The Daily Beast

They will be subjected to inquisition, and will await resurrection in the grave like any normal Muslim.

From The Daily Beast

The Jackson campaign became the resurrection of the black freedom movement in national politics.

From The Daily Beast

The most-watched dramas of the 2013-2014 season were NCIS, NCIS: LA, Person of Interest, Blue Bloods, and Resurrection.

From The Daily Beast

I try to make her present, with memory or imagination, hopeful that our little remembrance will be for her a little resurrection.

From The Daily Beast

The resurrection of Lazarus is a transparent fabrication out of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a tremendous necessity for an example of the resurrection of an ordinary man.

From Project Gutenberg

The resurrection of a supernatural man is not quite sufficient for people not supernatural.

From Project Gutenberg

The alleged fact of the Resurrection is of immense importance to hundreds of millions of people.

From Project Gutenberg

The incarnation of a God in human form, the resurrection of a man or a God from the dead, are facts outside human experience.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• reappearance
• rebirth
• restoration
• resurgence
• revival