resurrection

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
resurrection/rezəˈrekʃn/

▶noun the action of resurrecting.

■ (the Resurrection) (in Christian belief) Christ's rising from the dead.

■ (the Resurrection) (in Christian belief) the rising of the dead at the Last Judgement.

– origin ME: from OFr., from late L. resurrectio(n-), from resurgere (see resurgent).