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resurrection

  • noun
  • /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/

The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.

Other meanings

  1. The general resurrection.

  2. A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament.

Word history

From Latin "resurgō" (to rise again).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “resurrection” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.