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RESURRECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A revival from inactivity and disuse
Example:
it produced a resurrection of hope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("resurrection" is a kind of...):
resurgence; revitalisation; revitalization; revival; revivification (bringing again into activity and prominence)
Derivation:
resurrect (cause to become alive again)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
Synonyms:
Christ's Resurrection; Resurrection; Resurrection of Christ
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
miracle (a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent)
Domain category:
New Testament (the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible)
