resurrection

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
  2. noun a revival from inactivity and disuse

Etymology

From Middle English resurreccioun, resurrection, from Anglo-Norman resurrectiun, Old French resurrection (French: résurrection), and their etymon Late Latin resurrēctiōnem (accusative of resurrēctiō) from Latin resurgō (“to rise again”), from re- (“again”), + surgō (“to rise”). By surface analysis, resurrect + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣrist.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Christ's Resurrection, Resurrection of Christ

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