resurrection

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 17, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>resurrection</strong> &#149; \rez-uh-REK-shun\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p><em>Resurrection</em> can mean "resurgence" or "revival." In Christian theology it is often associated with the rising of Christ from the dead. </p> <p>// The community applauded the <em>resurrection</em> of the commuter rail system.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrection">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"In Egyptian mythology the <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phoenix">phoenix</a> perished on a pyre every five hundred years and then rose rejuvenated from the ashes. Hence the early Christians adopted the phoenix as a symbol of Christ's <em>resurrection</em>." — Rev. Thomas L. Sheridan, quoted in <em>The Lexington (Kentucky) Herald Leader</em>, 17 Mar. 2022</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Resurrection</em> comes from Anglo-French <em>resurreccioun</em>. Originally, the word was used in Christian contexts to refer to the rising of Christ from the dead or to the festival celebrating this rising (now known as <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter">Easter</a></em>). The word eventually began to be used more generally in the senses of "resurgence" or "revival." Its Latin root, <em>surgere</em>, means "to rise."</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>