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resurrection
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res·ur·rec·tion  (rz-rkshn)
n.
1. The act of rising from the dead or returning to life.
2. The state of one who has returned to life.
3. The act of bringing back to practice, notice, or use; revival.
4. Resurrection Christianity
a. The rising again of Jesus on the third day after the Crucifixion.
b. The rising again of the dead at the Last Judgment.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin resurrcti, resurrctin-, from Latin resurrctus, past participle of resurgere, to rise again; see resurge.]

resur·rection·al adj.

resurrection
Noun
1. a return to life by a dead person
2. revival or renewal
3. the Resurrection
a. Christian theol the rising again of Christ from the tomb three days after his death
b. the rising again from the dead of all people at the Last Judgment [Latin resurgere to rise again]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.resurrectionResurrection - (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
2.resurrection - a revival from inactivity and disuse; "it produced a resurrection of hope"
resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification - bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"

resurrection
noun 1. revival, restoration, renewal, resurgence, return, comeback (informal) renaissance, rebirth, reappearance, resuscitation, renascence << OPPOSITE killing off
noun 2. raising or rising from the dead, return from the dead << OPPOSITE demise
Translations
resurrection [rɛzəˈrɛkʃən] nresurrección f

resurrection [rɛzəˈrɛkʃən] nrésurrection f

resurrection [rɛzəˈrɛkʃən] n (of hopes, fears) → Wiederaufleben nt;
(of custom etc) → Wiederbelebung f;
(Rel);
the Resurrection → die Auferstehung f

resurrection [rɛzəˈrɛkʃən] nrisurrezione f

resurrection
n resurrection [rezəˈrekʃən]
the process of being brought to life again after death. opstanding بَعْث съживяване vzkříšení genopstandelse die Wiederbelebung νεκρανάσταση resurrección ülestõusmine عمر دوباره؛ احیا ylösnousemus résurrection תְּחִייָה मृतोत्थान uskrsnuće feltámadás kebangkitan upprisa resurrezione 生き返り 부활 prisikėlimas augšāmcelšanās menghidupkan semula opstanding (gjen)oppstandelse wskrzeszenie ressurreição înviere воскресение vzkriesenie vstajenje vaskrsenje []uppståndelse การฟื้นคืนชีพ dirilme 復活 відродження; воскресіння احیاءے نو sự hồi sinh


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