Definition of RESURRECTION

resurrection

Plural: resurrections

Noun

  • (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
  • a revival from inactivity and disuse
    • "it produced a resurrection of hope"
  • The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
  • The general resurrection.
  • A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament.
  • The act of bodysnatching (illicitly exhuming a cadaver).

Origin / Etymology

From Anglo-Norman resurrectiun, from Old French resurrection (French: résurrection), from Late Latin resurrectionem (accusative of resurrectiō) from Latin resurgō (“I rise again”), from re- (“again”), + surgō (“I rise”). Displaced native Old English ǣrist.

Synonyms

Christ's Resurrection, Resurrection of Christ, Resurrection, anastasis, gainrising

Scrabble Score: 14

resurrection: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
resurrection: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resurrection: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

resurrection: valid Words With Friends Word