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resurrection definition

res·ur·rec·tion (rez′ə rek′s̸hən)

noun

    1. a rising from the dead, or coming back to life
    2. the state of having risen from the dead
  2. a coming back into notice, practice, use, etc.; revival, as of old customs

Etymology: ME resurreccion < OFr resurrection < LL(Ec) resurrectio < L resurrectus, pp. of resurgere: see resurge

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resurrection Idioms

the Resurrection

Theol.
  1. the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
  2. the rising of all the dead at the Last Judgment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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