resurrection
/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English resurreccioun, resurrection, from Anglo-Norman resurrectiun, Old French resurrection (French: résurrection), and their etymon Late Latin resurrēctiōnem (accusative of resurrēctiō) from Latin resurgō (“to rise again”), from re- (“again”), + surgō (“to rise”). By surface analysis, resurrect + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣrist.
resurrection means the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
resurrection is pronounced /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/.
Why “resurrection” is a great word
RESURRECTION — [Noun] The act of rising from the dead and returning to life, or the restoration of something to vigor, prominence, or activity after a period of dormancy or decline. Its etymology descends from Middle English resurreccioun, from Anglo-Norman and Old French resurrection, from Late Latin resurrēctiōnem (the accusative of resurrēctiō), from Latin resurgō (“to rise again”), a compound of re- (“again”) + surgō (“to rise”). First recorded in English between 1250–1300. Unlike anastasis, a Greek term anchored in theological abstraction, or revival, which merely rekindles a waning flame, resurrection carries the irreducible, physical weight of the grave. It is the impossible green shoot splitting a tombstone, the forgotten symphony heard anew in a silent hall, and the morning light returning after a winter so long it felt terminal—a quiet, human argument whispered against the universe’s silent, entropic pull.
name
- The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- The 75th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
noun
- The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
- The general resurrection.“But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.”
- A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament.
- The act of bodysnatching (illicitly exhuming a cadaver).