resurrection

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌrɛzɜrˈɛkʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act of rising from the dead or returning to life, especially as applied to Jesus Christ after his crucifixion.; The revival or restoration of something that had been forgotten, abandoned, or considered dead.; The general rising of the dead at the Last Judgment, according to Christian theology.; The exhumation of a body from a grave, especially for illicit purposes such as selling to anatomists (historical usage).

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: resurrections

Collocations

the Resurrectionresurrection from the deadresurrection of interesta resurrection ofresurrection body

Derivatives

resurrectresurrectionistresurrectional

Synonyms

revivalrebirthrestorationrenaissanceresurgencerenewal

Antonyms

deathdemiseextinction

Commonly confused

resurgence
EN: 'Resurgence' means a rise again in activity or popularity, without the connotation of returning from death or complete absence.
renaissance
EN: 'Renaissance' refers specifically to a cultural or artistic rebirth, often capitalized for the historical period.
revival
EN: 'Revival' implies bringing something back to life or activity but lacks the theological weight of 'resurrection'.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'r' in 'resurrection' (re-surr-ection). It is commonly misspelled with a single 'r' as *'resurection'.

💬 Examples

  1. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.

  2. The band's reunion album marked the resurrection of their career after a decade-long hiatus.

  3. The doctrine of the resurrection of the body is a central tenet of Christian eschatology.

  4. In the 19th century, resurrection men would dig up freshly buried corpses to sell to medical schools.