(initial capital letter) the rising of Christ after His death and burial.
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(initial capital letter) the rising of the dead on Judgment Day.
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the state of those risen from the dead.
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a rising again, as from decay, disuse, etc.; revival.
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Christian Science. a rising above mortality through the understanding of spiritual life as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
Origin: 1250–1300; ME (< OF) < L resurrēctiōn- (s. of resurrēctiō) the Easter church-festival, equiv. to resurrēct(us) (ptp. of resurgere to rise again; see resurge) + -iōn--ion
The act of rising from the dead or returning to life.
The state of one who has returned to life.
The act of bringing back to practice, notice, or use; revival.
ResurrectionChristianity
The rising again of Jesus on the third day after the Crucifixion.
The rising again of the dead at the Last Judgment.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin resurrēctiō, resurrēctiōn-, from Latin resurrēctus, past participle of resurgere, to rise again; see resurge.] res'ur·rec'tion·al adj.
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