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resurrectionist

res·ur·rec·tion·ist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rez-uh-rek-shuh-nist]
    • /ˌrɛz əˈrɛk ʃə nɪst/
    • /ˌre.zə.ˈrek.ʃə.nɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rez-uh-rek-shuh-nist]
    • /ˌrɛz əˈrɛk ʃə nɪst/

Definitions of resurrectionist word

  • noun resurrectionist a person who brings something to life or view again. 1
  • noun resurrectionist a believer in resurrection. 1
  • noun resurrectionist Also called resurrection man. a person who exhumes and steals dead bodies, especially for dissection; body snatcher. 1
  • noun resurrectionist (formerly) a body snatcher 0
  • noun resurrectionist a member of an Anglican religious community founded in 1892 0
  • noun resurrectionist a person who believes in the Resurrection 0
See all 8 definitions of resurrectionist

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Origin of resurrectionist

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; resurrection + -ist

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Parts of speech for Resurrectionist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Resurrectionist

resurrectionist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

resurrectionist usage trend in Literature

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