resurrectionist

[ rez-uh-rek-shuh-nist ]

/ ˌrɛz əˈrɛk ʃə nɪst /

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noun

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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Origin of resurrectionist

First recorded in 1770–80; resurrection + -ist

Words nearby resurrectionist

resurrect, resurrection, resurrectionary, resurrection fern, resurrectionism, resurrectionist, resurrection plant, resurvey, resuscitate, resuscitation, resuscitator

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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 Bailey
You have been a resurrectionist (as it is called) I understand?
The History of Burke and Hare|George Mac Gregor
His regular trade, followed before he took to the life of resurrectionist, was that of an engraver.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2|Arthur Griffiths
This 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 Gregor

A 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

resurrectionist

/ (ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃənɪst) /

noun

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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