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Resurrection

re·sur·rec·tion

UK/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ US/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

revival from inactivity and disuse

  • “it produced a resurrection of hope”

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • resurrection fern
  • resurrection gate
  • resurrection lily
  • resurrection man
  • resurrection pie
  • resurrection plant

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