WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
res•ur•rec•tion /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] the act of resurrecting from the dead.
- Religion[uncountable* Resurrection] the rising of Christ after His death and burial.
- Religion[uncountable* Resurrection] the rising of the dead on Judgment Day.
- [countable] a rising again, as from decay or disuse;
revival.
res•ur•rec•tion
(rez′ə rek′shən),USA pronunciation n.
res′ur•rec′tion•al, adj.
res′ur•rec′tive, adj.
- the act of rising from the dead.
- Religion(cap.) the rising of Christ after His death and burial.
- Religion(cap.) the rising of the dead on Judgment Day.
- the state of those risen from the dead.
- a rising again, as from decay, disuse, etc.;
revival. - Religion[Christian Science.]a rising above mortality through the understanding of spiritual life as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
- Latin resurrēctiōn- (stem of resurrēctiō) the Easter church-festival, equivalent. to resurrēct(us) (past participle of resurgere to rise again; see resurge) + -iōn- -ion
- Old French)
- Middle English (1250–1300
res′ur•rec′tive, adj.