Resurrection
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resurrection¹
- /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/
- /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/
Rhymes with -ɛkʃən
Where it comes from
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.
noun resurrections
- The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again. The resurrection of Lazarus was a mighty demonstration of Jesus' power over death; but it was not the resurrection unto life eternal. Only Jesus' own resurrection could demonstrate that. The resurrection of Lazarus was of great importance for the disciples.
- The act of being raised from the dead into immortal life (as distinguished from a resuscitation into ordinary mortal life). The Resurrection does not mean that a dead man came to life again. We are not faced here with a simple problem in resuscitation. Resuscitation is not resurrection, since resuscitation never reaches beyond the natural. The Resurrection means that the Eternal Word who manifested himself in the form of
- The general resurrection. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousan
- A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament.
- The act of bodysnatching (illicitly exhuming a cadaver).
Similar: anastasis, Resurrection, gainrising
Resurrection²
proper noun
- The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- The 75th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
