resurrection

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman resurrectiun, from Old French resurrection (French: résurrection), from Late Latin resurrectionem (accusative of resurrectio) from Latin resurgere (“‘to rise again’”), from 're- (“‘again’”), + surgere (“‘to rise’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɛzəˈrɛkʃən/, /rɛzəˈrɛkʃn̩/
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[edit] Noun

resurrection (plural resurrections)

1. The act of arising from the dead, id est becoming alive again.
2. (Christianity) The Resurrection: The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
3. (Christianity) A self-referential term for Jesus Christ

   • Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: - John 11:25

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[edit] Derived terms

• resurge
• resurrect