resurrectionist
Americannoun
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a person who brings something to life or view again.
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a believer in resurrection.
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Also called resurrection man. a person who exhumes and steals dead bodies, especially for dissection; body snatcher.
noun
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facetious (formerly) a body snatcher
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a member of an Anglican religious community founded in 1892
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a person who believes in the Resurrection
Etymology
Origin of resurrectionist
First recorded in 1770–80; resurrection + -ist
Example Sentences
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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
The footpad and the resurrectionist now persuaded Dick to go to another tavern, where they opened the way for his apparently extemporaneous performances, and where they raised good sums for him.
From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson
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