resurrection

UK: 'resurrection', 'Resurrection': /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃ^ən/

US: /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/

US: (rez′ə rek′shən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

res•ur•rec•tion /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/   n. 

1. [uncountable] the act of resurrecting from the dead.
2. Religion [uncountable* Resurrection] the rising of Christ after His death and burial.
3. Religion [uncountable* Resurrection] the rising of the dead on Judgment Day.
4. [countable] a rising again, as from decay or disuse;
   revival.

See -rect-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

res•ur•rec•tion  (rez′ə rek′shən), n. 

1. the act of rising from the dead.
2. Religion (cap.) the rising of Christ after His death and burial.
3. Religion (cap.) the rising of the dead on Judgment Day.
4. the state of those risen from the dead.
5. a rising again, as from decay, disuse, etc.;
   revival.
6. Religion [Christian Science.] a rising above mortality through the understanding of spiritual life as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.

• Latin resurrēctiōn- (stem of resurrēctiō) the Easter church-festival, equivalent. to resurrēct(us) (past participle of resurgere to rise again; see resurge) + -iōn- -ion
• Old French)
• Middle English (1250–1300

res′ur•rec′tion•al, adj. 
res′ur•rec′tive, adj. 

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resurrection / ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/ noun

1. a supposed act or instance of a dead person coming back to life
2. belief in the possibility of this as part of a religious or mystical system
3. the condition of those who have risen from the dead: we shall all live in the resurrection
4. the revival of something: a resurrection of an old story

Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Late Latin resurrectiō, from Latin resurgere to rise again; see resurge

ˌresurˈrectional, ˌresurˈrectionary adjective

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Resurrection / ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/ noun

1. the rising again of Christ from the tomb three days after his death
2. the rising again from the dead of all humankind at the Last Judgment