resurrection
noun
res·ur·rec·tion
ˌre-zə-ˈrek-shən 
1
a
capitalized
: the rising of Christ from the dead
b
often capitalized
: the rising again to life of all the human dead before the final judgment
c
: the state of one risen from the dead
2
3
Christian Science
: a spiritualization of thought : material belief that yields to spiritual understanding
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Resurrection comes from Anglo-French resurreccioun. Originally, the word was used in Christian contexts to refer to the rising of Christ from the dead or to the festival celebrating this rising (now known as Easter). The word eventually began to be used more generally in the senses of "resurgence" or "revival." Its Latin root, surgere, means "to rise."
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He was enjoying the resurrection of his career.
a resurrection of an old theory
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
The brick-and-mortar resurrection of BuyBuy Baby, which once had as many as 120 locations across the United States, lasted less than 12 months.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Season 2 picks up right where Season 1 left off, with the unexpected resurrection of Park Jungja (Kim Shin-rok) and Chairman Jung Jinsu raising all sorts of questions about the nature of the supposedly divine decrees and demonstrations.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In fact, the architect had a particular gift that might be the key to the cathedral’s resurrection.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Resurrection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrection. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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resurrection
noun
res·ur·rec·tion
ˌrez-ə-ˈrek-shən
1
a
capitalized
: the rising of Jesus from the dead
b
often capitalized
: the rising again to life of all the human dead before the final judgment
2
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