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Resurrection

Resurrection

50 7.5
A Christian belief that Jesus rises from the dead on the third day after his death
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/
translation icon : resurrección
  • LordJesus Christ, by Your own three days in the tomb, You allowed the graves of all who believe in You to be made holy, so You made the grave a sign of hope that promises resurrection, even as it claims our mortal bodies.
  • Resurrection of Jesus
  • Resurrection appearances
  • death and resurrection

And so the miracle of the resurrection is a proof to God's existence.

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Examples

  • Accepting Jesus' death is as important as acknowledging his resurrection from the dead.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So, so why is the resurrection so important?

  • One is that the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is actually rather good.

  • I mean, I, I think the claim of the resurrection of Jesus is basically unique.

  • "I am the resurrection and the life.

  • There can be few among us more justified than him in his deep faith in the resurrection and the life to come.

  • And so the miracle of the resurrection is a proof to God's existence.

  • For Michel Deneken, the empty tomb points to the resurrection of Jesus and the subsequent appearances.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Historically, the paschal mystery was decisively enacted in the death and resurrection of Jesus.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Many Christians celebrate Easter to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

Synonyms

Resurrection of Jesus
vsResurrection
5 3.8

An event when Jesus rose from the dead three days after his death on a cross

is the same event but uses a different naming choice in writing
Resurrection of Christ
vsResurrection
1 4.4

The event when Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after he died on the cross

is the same event but expressed without the specific naming phrase
Christ's Resurrection
vsResurrection
1 6.5

An event when Jesus rises from the dead three days after his death on the cross

is the same event but the phrase is not possessive in form
anastasis
vsResurrection
  • Specialized
9.9

A way cells recover after starting to die

refers only to the single Christian event not to biological cell recovery

Antonyms

1.0

The end of a living thing's life

Compounds

An event when Jesus rose from the dead three days after his death on a cross

The event when Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after he died on the cross

An event when Jesus rises from the dead three days after his death on the cross

A fern that grows on trees or rocks and appears dead when dry but comes back to life after rain

9.9

A person who steals dead bodies from graves to sell them to doctors

A small desert plant that looks dead when dry but turns green when it gets water

Surface Forms

Resurrection singular
Resurrections plural

Morphology

Resurrection = resurrect (semi-transparent) = re + surrect + ion

The transformation from 'resurrect' to 'resurrection' is clear, but the religious significance is not immediately obvious from the components.

Etymology

The word Resurrection comes from the parts re- 'again' and surgere 'to rise', and the same root appears in the English word surge, which means 'a sudden rise'. So Resurrection means 'rising again', which explains the Christian belief that Christ rose from the dead.