resurrection
The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive againThe act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
» Ziri believes in the resurrection of the dead.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
Wiederauferstehung, Auferstehung
воскресе́ниеvoskresénije, воскреше́ниеvoskrešénije
воскреше́нняvoskrešénnja
The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
(countable, uncountable)The act of being raised from the dead into immortal life (as distinguished from a resuscitation into ordinary mortal life).
(Judaism, countable, uncountable)The general resurrection.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The act of bodysnatching (illicitly exhuming a cadaver).
- a revival from inactivity and disuse
- (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
Examples
16 sentencesZiri believes in the resurrection of the dead.
This drug will allow the resurrection of the dead.
Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.
If one of your party members dies, cast a spell of resurrection on them.
I believe in the resurrection.
ruЯ верю в воскрешение.
deIch glaube an die Auferstehung.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English resurreccioun, resurrection, from Anglo-Norman resurrectiun, Old FrencFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: resurrections| Singular | resurrection |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion:Resurrection of JesusChrist-ap-s ResurrectionResurrection of Christ
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable