rise from the dead
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rise from the dead
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A translation of the Ancient Greek ἀνίστημι ἐκ νεκρῶν (anístēmi ek nekrôn), from ἀνίστημι (anístēmi) and νεκρός (nekrós, “dead person; dead”). Used in the King James Bible, for instance.
verb rises from the dead · rising from the dead · rose from the dead · risen from the dead
- To become alive (or undead) after having died. The story of dead Ebola victims rising from the dead, with the first "picture" of one of the zombies that has gone viral, (if it weren't glaringly obvious) is a hoax.
- To come back into general use after becoming obsolete.
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verb to become alive after having died
| Português | ressuscitar dos mortos |
|---|---|
| Français | ressusciter d'entre les morts |
| Deutsch | von den Toten auferstehen |
| Русский | восстать из мёртвых vosstatʹ iz mjórtvyx, ожить ožitʹ |
| العربية | قام qām |
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