Meaning of resurrection | Babel Free
ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃənDefinitions
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The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again. countable, uncountable
- The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again
- The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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The general resurrection. Judaism, countable, uncountable
- The general resurrection
- The 75th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament. countable, figuratively, uncountable
- A miraculous comeback or revival (e.g., of a TV series); recovery from a dire predicament
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The act of bodysnatching (illicitly exhuming a cadaver). archaic, countable, uncountable
- The act of bodysnatching (illicitly exhuming a cadaver)
Equivalents
Български
възкресение
Català
resurrecció
Cymraeg
atgyfodiad
Ελληνικά
ανάσταση
Esperanto
reviviĝo
Español
resurrección
Eesti
ülestõusmine
فارسی
رستاخیز
Français
résurrection
Gaeilge
aiséirí
עברית
תחייה
Magyar
feltámadás
Հայերեն
հարություն
Íslenska
upprisa
한국어
부활
Latina
resurrectio
Lietuvių
prisikėlimas
Latviešu
augšāmcelšanās
Македонски
воскресение
Português
ressurreição
Kiswahili
ufufuo
Türkçe
diriliş
ئۇيغۇرچە
قىيامەت
Tiếng Việt
cải tử hoàn sinh
Examples
“But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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