Resurrection
[rezə'rekʃ(ə)n] or [,rɛzə'rɛkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a revival from inactivity and disuse; 'it produced a resurrection of hope'.
(noun.) (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion.
Typist: Ora--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A rising again; the resumption of vigor.
(n.) Especially, the rising again from the dead; the resumption of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ; the general resurrection of all the dead at the Day of Judgment.
(n.) State of being risen from the dead; future state.
(n.) The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead.
Typist: Maxine
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Rising, renovation, resuscitation, regeneration
ANT:Death, burial, interment, {[ex]?}, tinction
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are resurrected from the dead, you will have some great vexation, but will eventually gain your desires. To see others resurrected, denotes unfortunate troubles will be lightened by the thoughtfulness of friends
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Examples
- Let us consider that wonderful type of the resurrection, which is seen in the Eastern countries, that is to say, in Arabia. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- If I could only wake at her side, when the angel's trumpet sounds, and the graves give up their dead at the resurrection! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This marriage with her was his resurrection and his life. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- If I could only wake at her side when the angel's trumpet sounds and the graves give up their dead at the resurrection! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Oh, father, I should so like to be a Resurrection-Man when I'm quite growed up! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Miller's resurrection day was a failure. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Nevertheless, they built their faith upon the stories that were told of his resurrection and magical ascension, and the promised return. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- No--no--me miserable; for love extinct there is no resurrection! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We were shown the place where our Lord appeared to His mother after the Resurrection. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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