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单词 resurrectionist
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Definition of resurrectionist in English:

resurrectionist

noun ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃənɪstˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃ(ə)nɪst

  • 1A person who illegally exhumes bodies in order to sell them to anatomists; a bodysnatcher. Compare "resurrection man". Now historical.

  • 2Chiefly Christian Church. A believer in resurrection.

  • 3A person who brings something to light or notice again; a reviver of a disused practice or operation.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Annual Register. From resurrection + -ist.

 
 

Definition of resurrectionist in US English:

resurrectionist

noun

  • 1A person who illegally exhumes bodies in order to sell them to anatomists; a bodysnatcher. Compare "resurrection man". Now historical.

  • 2Chiefly Christian Church. A believer in resurrection.

  • 3A person who brings something to light or notice again; a reviver of a disused practice or operation.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Annual Register. From resurrection + -ist.

 
 
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