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resurrectionary

American  
[rez-uh-rek-shuh-ner-ee] / ˌrɛz əˈrɛk ʃəˌnɛr i /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of resurrection.

  2. pertaining to resurrectionism.

Etymology

Origin of resurrectionary

First recorded in 1830–40; resurrection + -ary

Example Sentences

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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

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

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