resurrection
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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 [edit]
Noun [edit]
resurrection (plural resurrections)
- The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.
- (Christianity) The Resurrection: The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Translations [edit]
the act of arising from the dead
|
|
Christianity: the Resurrection
|
|
