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   res·ur·rec·tion

   /ˌrezəˈrekSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of resurrecting or being resurrected: "the story of the resurrection of Osiris" Similar raising from the deadrestoration to liferising from the deadreturn from the dead
   • ▪ (in Christian belief) Christ's rising from the dead.
   • ▪ (in Christian belief) the rising of the dead at the Last Judgment.
   • ▪ the revitalization or revival of something: "the resurrection of the country under a charismatic leader" Similar revivalrestorationregenerationrevitalizationreinvigorationrenewalresuscitationawakeningrejuvenationstimulationre-establishmentrelaunchreintroductionreinstallationreappearancerebirthrenaissancerenascencecomeback

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin resurrectio(n-), from the verb resurgere ‘rise again’ (see resurgent).

   Derivatives

   • 1. resurrectional adjective

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