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# resurrection

«resurrection» in Mova's school dictionary: **the rising of Jesus from the dead on the third day after…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the Resurrection; a resurrection, resurrections)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible, church) The Resurrection is the rising of Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion, which Christians celebrate at Easter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#m1)

2) A resurrection is the act of coming back to life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#m2)

3) A return of something that was forgotten or gone: «the resurrection of an old toy craze». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In religious education, Christians believe the Resurrection is the heart of their faith; Easter Sunday celebrates it, and the empty tomb is its sign. In everyday language «resurrection» can mean bringing something old back into use. Phrases: «the Resurrection of Jesus», «resurrection of the dead», «Easter and the Resurrection».

### examples

- Christians celebrate the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#x1)
- The women found the tomb empty on the morning of the Resurrection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#x2)
- Christians believe in the resurrection of the dead at the end of time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#x3)
- The Easter eggs remind some Christians of new life and the Resurrection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#x4)
- The film was a resurrection of an old cartoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#x5)
- The fashion for yo-yos had a resurrection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#x6)
- Our class painted pictures of the Resurrection story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/#x7)

### note

Capital R for the Resurrection of Jesus. Verb: resurrect. Spelling: double r, double r: r-e-s-u-r-r-e-c-t-i-o-n. Speak of beliefs as «Christians believe».

### In the corpora

- [Christians grieve at a death, but with the hope of resurrection.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church/11/)
- [Christians believe the person, their soul, is with God, and they hope for resurrection.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/62-the-church-funeral/6/)
- [Christians believe in resurrection and eternal life with God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/73-what-other-faiths-and-non-religious-people-believe/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «resurrection» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.