resurrectionist

American  

[rez-uh-rek-shuh-nist] / ˌrɛz əˈrɛk ʃə nɪst /

noun

1. a person who brings something to life or view again.

2. a believer in resurrection.

3. Also called resurrection man.  a person who exhumes and steals dead bodies, especially for dissection; body snatcher.

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resurrectionist British  

/ ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃənɪst /

noun

1. facetious (formerly) a body snatcher

2. a member of an Anglican religious community founded in 1892

3. a person who believes in the Resurrection

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Etymology

Origin of resurrectionist

First recorded in 1770–80; resurrection + -ist

Example Sentences

I’m practiced at the art of dying things, but I’m a resurrectionist too, being a projectionist and writing poetry.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

And everyone who attends a film at the Vista, or at the other few theaters around the world still using film, is a resurrectionist as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Queer as Folk creator and Doctor Who resurrectionist Russell T. Davies wrote the series; Emma Thompson and Rory Kinnear star, so this has a lot of potential to be worth watching.

From Slate • May 20, 2019

Sadly, some of the best potential marriages would require the services of a resurrectionist rather than an editor.

From The Guardian • May 9, 2017

It sits over their corpses like a persistent resurrectionist, in a fashion which is irresistibly disheartening.

From The Pagans by Bates, Arlo