n.1 the act or an instance of rising from the dead.
2 (Resurrection) a Christ's rising from the dead. b the rising of the dead at the Last Judgement.
3 a revival after disuse, inactivity, or decay.
4 exhumation.
5 the unearthing of a lost or forgotten thing; restoration to vogue or memory.
Phrases and idioms:
resurrection plant any of various plants, including clubmosses of the genus Selaginella and the Rose of Jericho, unfolding when moistened after being dried.
Derivatives:
resurrectional adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL resurrectio -onis (as RESURGENT)