resurrection
/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/
resurrection noun: the act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
Noun
resurrection (countable and uncountable, plural resurrections)
- The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
- The resurrection of Lazarus was a mighty demonstration of Jesus' power over death; but it was not the resurrection unto life eternal. Only Jesus' own resurrection could demonstrate that.
- The resurrection of Lazarus was of great importance for the disciples.1971, William Sanford LaSor, “Lazarus”, in Men Who Knew Christ, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 54
- The act of being raised from the dead into immortal life (as distinguished from a resuscitation into ordinary mortal life).
- The Resurrection does not mean that a dead man came to life again. We are not faced here with a simple problem in resuscitation. Resuscitation is not resurrection, since resuscitation never reaches beyond the natural. The Resurrection means that the Eternal Word who manifested himself in the form...1940, Edwin Lewis, “The Church and Revelation”, in A Philosophy of the Christian Revelation, 1st edition (Religion), Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 65
- Death, like suffering, is an evil, and Jesus the source of life and healing, sees both as enemies. He conquers physical death and restores Lazarus to life. It is resuscitation, not resurrection. Resurrection brings a wonderful, new, and transformed life. Lazarus returned to the same life he had...1978, “I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE”, in Where Jesus Walked (Religion), Walls, Mississippi: Quadriga Art, Inc., page 39
- 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 20:5–6
- A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament.
- The act of bodysnatching (illicitly exhuming a cadaver).
Proper noun capitalized: Resurrection
Resurrection
- The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- The 75th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
resurrection meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
resurrection in Hindi
- act of arising from the dead
- पुनरुज्जीवन punrujjīvan, मृतोत्थान mŕtotthān, नुशूर nuśūr
resurrection in Tamil
- act of arising from the dead
- உயிர்த்தெழுதல் uyirtteḻutal
resurrection in Marathi
- पुनरुत्थान
resurrection in Urdu
- act of arising from the dead
- نُشُور nuśūr, اِحْیا iḥya
More languagesFewer languages
- resurrection in Bengali
- পুনরুত্থান punorutthan
- resurrection in Telugu
- పునరుత్థానం, పునరుత్థానము
- resurrection in Malayalam
- പുനരുത്ഥാനം punarutthānaṁ, ഉയിർപ്പ് uyiṟppŭ
- resurrection in Kannada
- ಮರುಹುಟ್ಟುವುದು, ಮರುಹುಟ್ಟು, ಪುನರುಜ್ಜೀವನಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು, ಜಾಗೃತಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು
- resurrection in Odia
- ପୁନରୁତ୍ଥାନ
- resurrection in Sanskrit
- मृतोत्थान mṛtotthāna, पुनरुज्जीवन punarujjīvana
- resurrection in Pashto
- بعث
- resurrection in Tagalog
- muling-pagkabuhay
- resurrection in Persian
- رستاخیز rastâxiz
Examples of resurrection in a sentence
- In medieval thinking, the resurrection of Lazarus was closely tied to Christ's death, because it was a prefiguration of the Savior's rising from the dead.1999, Death and Dying in the Middle Ages, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 357:
- But Peter, James, and John, who witnessed the child's resurrection, assured her that the girl had been completely cold, still, and lifeless.2000, Doug Batchelor, “At Jesus' Feet in Sorrow: "Praying for the Dead"”, in At Jesus' feet: The Gospel According to Mary Madgalene, →ISBN...
- The Resurrection does not mean that a dead man came to life again.1940, Edwin Lewis, “The Church and Revelation”, in A Philosophy of the Christian Revelation, 1st edition (Religion), Harper & Brothers...
- Resurrection brings a wonderful, new, and transformed life.1978, “I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE”, in Where Jesus Walked (Religion), Walls, Mississippi: Quadriga Art, Inc., page 39:
Synonyms of resurrection
Forms of resurrection
| plural | resurrections |
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Origin of resurrection
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.
Words formed from resurrection
Phrases with resurrection
Words that rhyme with resurrection
- section
- connection
- projection
- injection
- selection
- collection
- protection
- inflection
- reflection
- affection
- correction
- deflection
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- direction
- election
- erection
- complexion
- recollection
- dejection
- dissection
- flexion
- infection
- rejection
- connexion
- convection
- detection
- disconnection
- misdirection
- objection
- perfection
- vection
- advection
- ejection
- imperfection
- inspection
- interjection
- introspection
- lection
- reflexion
- aspection
- callisection
- disinfection
- disruptive selection
- electrotransfection
- indirect election
- insurrection
- police protection
- porrection
- predilection
- retroflexion
- self-infection
- snap election
- ticket inspection
- transfection
- trivection
- type introspection
- vivisection
Questions about resurrection
- What does resurrection mean?
- Resurrection means the act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
- What is resurrection in Hindi?
- Resurrection in Hindi is पुनरुज्जीवन (punrujjīvan), मृतोत्थान (mŕtotthān), नुशूर (nuśūr). See Resurrection meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use resurrection in a sentence?
- In medieval thinking, the resurrection of Lazarus was closely tied to Christ's death, because it was a prefiguration of the Savior's rising from the dead.
- What part of speech is resurrection?
- Resurrection can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce resurrection?
- Resurrection is pronounced /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/.
- What is the plural of resurrection?
- The plural of resurrection is resurrections.
Words near resurrection in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: resurrection (page history and authors); Resurrection (page history and authors); resurrection (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); পুনরুত্থান (Bengali) (page history and authors); resurrection (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ഉയിർപ്പ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); resurrection (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resurrection (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); بعث (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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