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Definition of Resurrection

1. Noun. (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion.

2. Noun. A revival from inactivity and disuse. "It produced a resurrection of hope"

Definition of Resurrection

1. n. A rising again; the resumption of vigor.

Definition of Resurrection

1. Noun. The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again. ¹

2. Noun. (Christianity) '''The Resurrection''': The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Resurrection

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Medical Definition of Resurrection

1. 1. A rising again; the resumption of vigor. 2. Especially, the rising again from the dead; the resumption of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ; the general resurrection of all the dead at the Day of Judgment. "Nor after resurrection shall he stay Longer on earth." (Milton) 3. State of being risen from the dead; future state. "In the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage." (Matt. Xxii. 30) 4. The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead. "I am the resurrection, and the life." (John xi. 25) Cross of the resurrection, a slender cross with a pennant floating from the junction of the bars. 5. Resurrection plant, a name given to several species of Selaginella (as S. Convoluta and S. Lepidophylla), flowerless plants which, when dry, close up so as to resemble a bird's nest, but revive and expand again when moistened. The name is sometimes also given to the rose of Jericho. See Rose. Origin: F. Resurrection, L. Resurrectio, fr. Resurgere, resurrectum, to rise again; pref. Re- re- + surgere to rise. See Source. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Resurrection

resurfacer resurfacers resurfaces resurfacing resurge resurged resurgence resurgences resurgent resurges

resurging resurgings resurrect resurrected resurrecting resurrection (current term) resurrection fern resurrection plant resurrectional resurrectionist

resurrectionists resurrectionize resurrectionized resurrectionizes resurrectionizing resurrections resurrector resurrectors resurrects resurvey

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