- A rising again; the resumption of vigor. - Especially, the rising again from the dead; the
resumption of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
the general resurrection of all the dead at the Day of Judgment. - State of being risen from the dead; future state. - The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead.
Meaning of 'resurrection' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . resurrection
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a revival from inactivity and disuse