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resurrectionism

[ rez-uh-rek-shuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the exhumation and stealing of dead bodies, especially for dissection.


resurrectionism

/ ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃəˌnɪzəm /

noun

  1. belief that men will rise again from the dead, esp the Christian doctrine of the Resurrection of Christ and of all mankind at the Last Judgment
  2. facetious.
    (formerly) body snatching
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of resurrectionism1

First recorded in 1855–60; resurrection + -ism
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Example Sentences

In 1848, "polygism" and "sexual resurrectionism" severely denounced in the "Millennial Star," published in Liverpool.

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