/ ˌrezəˈrekʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
the Resurrection [ sing. ] ( in the Christian religion ) the time when Jesus Christ returned to life again after his death; the time when all dead people will become alive again, when the world ends
2.
[ U , sing. ] a new beginning for sth which is old or which had disappeared or become weak
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , from late Latin resurrectio(n-) , from the verb resurgere rise again, from re- again + surgere to rise.