Definition of UPRIST

uprist

Plural: uprists

Noun

  • Uprising.
  • The Resurrection.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English uprist, opriste, from Old English *ūprist (“uprising”), from *upp (“up”) + *ristiz (“ascension, rise”); equivalent to up- + rist (“a rising”). Compare Old English ǣrist (“rising, rising up, resurrection, awakening”), Old High German urrist (“resurrection”), Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists, “resurrection”).

Scrabble Score: 8

uprist: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
uprist: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
uprist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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