🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

resurrección

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /re.su.reɣˈsjon/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Resurrection/ˌrɛz.əˈrɛk.ʃən/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La resurrección de la industria local trajo nuevas oportunidades de empleo."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of rising from the dead or returning to life.

    "The ancient text describes the miraculous resurrection of the hero after three days."
  2. 2

    The revival or bringing back into use of something that had disappeared or been forgotten.

    "The sudden resurrection of vinyl records surprised digital music executives."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin resurrectio, meaning 'a rising again', formed from the prefix re- ('again') and surgere ('to rise'). The term entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially carrying exclusively theological significance concerning the rising of the dead, before broadening metaphorically to denote any revival from decay or inactivity.

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