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rise from the dead

rise from the dead verb: to become alive (or undead) after having died.

Verb

rise from the dead (third-person singular simple present rises from the dead, present participle rising from the dead, simple past rose from the dead, past participle risen from the dead)

  1. To become alive (or undead) after having died.
    • The story of dead Ebola victims rising from the dead, with the first "picture" of one of the zombies that has gone viral, (if it weren't glaringly obvious) is a hoax.2014 October 6, Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, “Ebola 'risen from the dead' zombie story is a complete hoax”, in Independent
    • “My husband is a man of God,” she repeated. “He had an accident and died, but God has told me that if I can get him to Bonnke, he will rise from the dead.”2014, Reinhard Bonnke, Raised From the Dead: The Miracle that Brings Promise to America
  2. (figuratively) To come back into general use after becoming obsolete.

rise from the dead meaning in Arabic

rise from the dead in Arabic

to become alive after having died
قام qām

Forms of rise from the dead

third-person singular presentrises from the dead
present participlerising from the dead
pastrose from the dead
past participlerisen from the dead

Origin of rise from the dead

A translation of the Ancient Greek ἀνίστημι ἐκ νεκρῶν (anístēmi ek nekrôn), from ἀνίστημι (anístēmi) and νεκρός (nekrós, “dead person; dead”). Used in the King James Bible, for instance.

Questions about rise from the dead

What does rise from the dead mean?
Rise from the dead means to become alive (or undead) after having died.
What is rise from the dead in Arabic?
Rise from the dead in Arabic is قام (qām). See Rise from the dead meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is rise from the dead?
Rise from the dead is a verb.
What is the past tense of rise from the dead?
The past tense of rise from the dead is rose from the dead.

Words near rise from the dead in the dictionary

  1. rise above
  2. rise and shine
  3. rise form
  4. rise forms
  5. rise from the ashes
  6. rise from the dead
  7. Rise of the West
  8. rise over run
  9. rise through the ranks
  10. rise time
  11. rise times

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