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resurrection: Meaning and Definition of
res•ur•rec•tion
Pronunciation: (rez"u-rek'shun), [key] — n.
- the act of rising from the dead.
- (cap.) the rising of Christ after His death and burial.
- (cap.) the rising of the dead on Judgment Day.
- the state of those risen from the dead.
- a rising again, as from decay, disuse, etc.; revival.
- a rising above mortality through the understanding of spiritual life as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.