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resurgere, resurrectum, to rise again; pref. re- re- + surgere to 1. A rising again; the resumption of vigor. 2. Especially, the rising again from the dead; the resumption of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ; the

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resurgere, resurrectum, to rise again; pref. re- re- + surgere to 1. A rising again; the resumption of vigor. 2. 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. Nor after resurrection shall he stay Longer on earth. Milton. 3. State of being risen from the dead; future state. In the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage. Matt. xxii. 30. 4. The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead. I am the resurrection, and the life. John xi. 25. Cross of the resurrection, a slender cross with a pennant floating from the junction of the bars. -- Resurrection plant , a name given to several species of Selaginella , flowerless plants which, when dry, close up so as to resemble a bird's nest, but revive and expand again when moistened. The name is sometimes also given to the rose of Jericho. See under Rose.

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  • RIS
    A bough or branch; a twig. As white as is the blossom upon the ris. Chaucer.
  • RESURRECTIONIST
    One who steals bodies from the grave, as for dissection.
  • JESUS
    The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation. Luke i. 31. Thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their
  • RISK
    1. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in battle; to risk one's fame by a publication. 2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle. Syn. -- To hazard;
  • CHRISTIAN
    1. One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed to the doctrines of Christ. The disciples were called Christians first
  • RISIBLE
    1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that he is risible. Dr. H. More. 2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. "Risible absurdities."
  • CHRISTEN
    1. To baptize and give a Christian name to. 2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what you will." Bp. Burnet. 3. To Christianize. Jer. Taylor. 4. To use for the first time.
  • AGAINSTAND
    To withstand.
  • RESURRECTION
    resurgere, resurrectum, to rise again; pref. re- re- + surgere to 1. A rising again; the resumption of vigor. 2. Especially, the rising again from the dead; the resumption of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ; the
  • RISQUE; RISQUEE
    Hazardous; risky; esp., fig., verging upon impropriety; dangerously close to, or suggestive of, what is indecent or of doubtful morality; as, a risqué story. Henry Austin.
  • CHRISTIANLY
    Christianlike. Longfellow.
  • VIGOR
    To invigorate. Feltham.
  • RIST
    3d pers. sing. pres. of Rise, contracted from riseth. Chaucer.
  • CHRISTIAN ERA
    The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of Christ. The era as now established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus , who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754,
  • AGAINSAY
    To gainsay. Wyclif.
  • VIGOROUS
    1. Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth; a vigorous plant. Famed for his valor, young, At sea successful, vigorous and strong. Waller. 2. Exhibiting strength, either
  • CHRISTLY
    Christlike. H. Bushnell.
  • RISEN
    1. p. p. & a. from Rise. "Her risen Son and Lord." Keble. 2. Obs. imp. pl. of Rise. Chaucer.
  • AGAIN
    again; on + geán, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. 1. In return, back; as, bring us word again. 2. Another time; once more; anew. If a man die, shall he live again Job xiv. 14. 3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again,
  • CHRISTIANITE
    Same as Anorthite. See Phillipsite.
  • HORRISONOUS
    Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. Bailey.
  • ENTERPRISER
    One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward.
  • TRISYLLABIC; TRISYLLABICAL
    Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word. -- Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.
  • GRISLY
    Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter. "Grisly to behold." Chaucer. A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson . Grisly bear. See under Grizzly. (more info) gro shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible,
  • CHARACTERISTIC
    Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.
  • GRISTMILL
    A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.
  • SPAGYRIST
    1. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits. 2. One of a sect which arose in the days of alchemy, who sought to discover remedies for disease by chemical means. The spagyrists historically preceded the iatrochemists. Encyc. Brit.
  • LUTHERANISM; LUTHERISM
    The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.
  • METAPHORIST
    One who makes metaphors.
  • ARTILLERIST
    A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
  • TANTRISM
    The system of doctrines and rites taught in the tantras. -- Tan"trist , n.
  • IMPARISYLLABIC
    Not consisting of an equal number of syllables; as, an imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same number of syllables in all the cases; as, lapis, lapidis; mens, mentis.
  • PERISTALSIS
    Peristaltic contraction or action.
  • PURISM
    Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity. "His political purism." De Quincey. The English language, however, . . . had even already become too thoroughly
  • PORISMATIC; PORISMATICAL
    Of or pertaining to a porism; poristic.
  • PANDARISM
    See SWIFT
  • NATURISM
    The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a sanative agent.

 

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