n.
Pronunciation: ˌ re-z ə - ' rek-sh ə n
Function: 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 \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective