1. (n.) A rising again; a return from death to life; as the resurrection of Christ\.
2. (n.) 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.
3. (n.) State of being risen from the dead; future state.
4. (n.) The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead.