resurrection
noun
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The word resurrection first arose in English in the 14th century, coming from the Anglo-French word resurreccioun, which in turn comes from the Late Latin verb resurgere, meaning “to rise from the dead.” Originally, the word was used in Christian contexts to refer to the rising of Christ from the dead or to the festival celebrating this rising (now known as Easter). Perhaps showing the influence of the Late Latin verb resurgere’s Latin forerunner, which could mean “to rise again” (as from a recumbent position) as well as “to spring up again after being cut” (used of plants), resurrection soon began to be used more generally in the senses of “resurgence” or “revival.” It even forms part of the name of the resurrection fern, an iconic fern of the southern United States often seen growing on the limbs of live oak trees. The fern is so named due to the fact that in dry weather it curls up, turns brown, and appears dead, only to be “brought back to life” when exposed to moisture.
Examples of resurrection in a Sentence
Emily Buchanan
july 18, Literary Hub, 18 July 2025
But little ink was spilled on the most important—and the most beautiful—third chapter of his life: his resurrection and redemption.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
What’s one more resurrection between friends? After getting fatally shot in the heart in the 2022 finale of Dexter: New Blood, Michael C.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
And now, on the day after Donald Trump joined Israel in bombing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear installations, Netanyahu and his circle are counting on his political resurrection.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
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“Resurrection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrection. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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