resurrection

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See also résurrection

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɛzəˈrɛkʃən/, /rɛzəˈrɛkʃn̩/

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Noun

resurrection (plural resurrections)

1. The act of arising from the dead, id est becoming alive again.

   • 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

2. (Christianity) The Resurrection: The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Translations

the act of arising from the dead

Armenian: հարություն (hy) (harut'yun) Catalan: resurrecció (ca) f. Czech: vzkříšení (cs) n. Dutch: herrijzenis f., wederopstanding f., opstanding f., verrijzenis f. Esperanto: reviviĝo (eo) Finnish: ylösnousemus (fi) French: résurrection (fr) German: Wiederauferstehung f., Auferstehung f. Icelandic: upprisa (is) f.

Italian: resurrezione (it) f. Latvian: augšāmcelšanās (lv) Lithuanian: prisikėlimas (lt) Polish: zmartwychwstanie (pl) n. Portuguese: ressurreição (pt) f. Romanian: reînviere (ro) f., înviere (ro) f. Russian: воскресение (ru) (voskr'es'énije) n. Serbian: vaskrsenje n., uskrsnuće n. Spanish: resurrección (es) f.

Christianity: the Resurrection

Czech: vzkříšení (cs) n. Dutch: herrijzenis f., wederopstanding f., opstanding f., verrijzenis f. Esperanto: reviviĝo (eo) Finnish: ylösnousemus (fi) German: Wiederauferstehung f., Auferstehung f. Icelandic: (often with definite article) upprisa (is) f. Italian: resurrezione (it) f. Latvian: augšāmcelšanās (lv)

Lithuanian: prisikėlimas (lt) Manx: (familiar) aa-irree (gv) m. Polish: zmartwychwstanie (pl) n., rezurekcja (pl) f. Portuguese: ressurreição (pt) f. Russian: воскресение (ru) (voskr'es'énije) n. Serbian: vaskrsenje n., uskrsnuće n. Spanish: resurrección (es) f.

Derived terms

• resurge
• resurrect