n. 1. a. The act of restoring a dead person, for example, to life. b. The condition of having been restored to life. 2. Resurrection Christianity a. The return of Jesus to life on the third day after the Crucifixion. b. The restoration of the dead to life at the Last Judgment. 3. The act of bringing back to practice, notice, use, or vibrancy; revival: the resurrection of an old custom; the resurrection of a decrepit neighborhood. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin resurrēctiō, resurrēctiōn-, from Latin resurrēctus, past participle of resurgere, to rise again; see RESURGE.] res′ur·rection·al adj. |
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