English Explanatory Dictionary

resurrection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
  2. The general resurrection.
  3. A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament.
  4. The act of bodysnatching (illicitly exhuming a cadaver).
name
  1. The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  2. The 75th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Pronunciation

/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/ En-us-resurrection.ogg

Word forms

resurrection resurrections

Etymology

From Middle English resurreccioun, resurrection, from Anglo-Norman resurrectiun, Old French resurrection (French: résurrection), and their etymon Late Latin resurrēctiōnem (accusative of resurrēctiō) from Latin resurgō (“to rise again”), from re- (“again”), + surgō (“to rise”). By surface analysis, resurrect + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣrist.

Synonyms

anastasis Resurrection gainrising

Related words

resurge resurgence resurrect surrection Crucifixion

Derived words

nonresurrection postresurrection resurrectional resurrectionary resurrectioner resurrection gate resurrectionism resurrectionist resurrectionize resurrection lily resurrection man resurrection pie resurrection plant
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