resurrection

noun/ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən/

Frequency rank: #5,639 most common English word

Meaning

the act of rising from the dead or coming back to life after death.

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Example sentence

Many people believe that his resurrection from the dead was a miraculous event.

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