RESURRECTION


Meaning of RESURRECTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-zə-ˈrek-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English resurreccioun, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin resurrection-, resurrectio act of rising from the dead, from resurgere to rise from the dead, from Latin, to rise again, from re- + surgere to rise — more at surge

Date: 14th century

1.

a. capitalized : the rising of Christ from the dead

b. often capitalized : the rising again to life of all the human dead before the final judgment

c. : the state of one risen from the dead

2. : resurgence , revival

3. Christian Science : a spiritualization of thought : material belief that yields to spiritual understanding

• res·ur·rec·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.