1200-1300Latinresurrectio, from resurgere; ➔ RESURGENCE
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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
the city's economic resurrection
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Here was another burial ground, laid open under the light for resurrection.
His death and resurrection as shaman lies in his future.
Incorporated in this revolt was both the resurrection of classical principles and the development of new ones that appear to be incompatible.
Once beyond possible resurrection, they melded in with the background and slowly rotted away, enriching the world.
President Herrera was making progress in the resurrection of the national spirit and was making clearer the duties and responsibilities of citizenship.
The only missing link in the resurrection of Jersey-based punk ghouls the Misfits is co-founder, songwriter and vocalist, Glenn Danzig.
They did not believe in any form of resurrection yet they asked a question concerning this topic.
Thomas refused to believe in the resurrection because that was the natural and human response to such news.
formal a situation in which something old or forgotten returns or becomes important again: a resurrection of old jealousies