res·ur·rec·tion

res·ur·rec·tion
/ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/ noun
1 a the Resurrection : the event told about in the Bible in which Jesus Christ returned to life after his death
1 b the resurrection or the Resurrection : the event told about in the Bible in which dead people will be brought back to life before the day of final judgment
2 [singular] : the act of causing something that had ended or been forgotten or lost to exist again, to be used again, etc.

He was enjoying the resurrection of his career.

a resurrection of an old theory


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  • Res|ur|rec|tion — «REHZ uh REHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of coming to life again; rising from the dead. 2. the state of being alive again after death. 3. Figurative. a restoration, as from decay or disuse; revival. ╂[< Latin resurrēctiō, ōnis <… …   Useful english dictionary

  • res|ur|rec|tion — «REHZ uh REHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of coming to life again; rising from the dead. 2. the state of being alive again after death. 3. Figurative. a restoration, as from decay or disuse; revival. ╂[< Latin resurrēctiō, ōnis <… …   Useful english dictionary

  • res|ur|rec|tion|al — «REHZ uh REHK shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with resurrection …   Useful english dictionary

  • res|ur|rec|tion|ar|y — «REHZ uh REHK shuh NEHR ee», adjective. 1. having to do with or of the nature of resurrection. 2. having to do with resurrectionism …   Useful english dictionary

  • res|ur|rec|tion|ism — «REHZ uh REHK shuh nihz uhm», noun. the practice of exhuming and stealing dead bodies, especially for dissection …   Useful english dictionary

  • res|ur|rec|tion|ist — «REHZ uh REHK shuh nihst», noun. 1. a person who brings something to life or view again. 2. a person who exhumes and steals dead bodies, especially for dissection. 3. a person who believes in resurrection …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • rec — ad·rec·tal; ar·rec·tor; cor·rec·tant; cor·rec·tion; cor·rec·tion·al; cor·rec·ti·tude; cor·rec·tor; di·rec·tion·al; di·rec·tion·al·i·ty; di·rec·tion·al·ize; di·rec·tion·al·ly; di·rec·tion·ize; di·rec·tion·less; di·rec·tive·ly; di·rec·tive·ness;… …   English syllables

  • res — ac·ri·do·the·res; ad·u·la·res·cence; an·ti·res·o·nance; api·ko·res; ar·bo·res·cence; ar·bo·res·cent; ar·res·ta·tion; ar·res·tive; ba·res·ma; be·res·o·vite; cal·o·res·cence; car·dio·res·pi·ra·to·ry; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence; clam·a·to·res;… …   English syllables

  • resurrection — res·ur·rec·tion …   English syllables

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