ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Resurrectionize

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Resurrectionize is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic) To resurrect, or raise from the dead.

Meaning

(transitive, archaic) To resurrect, or raise from the dead.

More Meanings

  1. To remove a body from its grave (illegally, for dissection); to engage in bodysnatching.

Example Sentences

"Remember, the law now punishes with transportation those who resurrectionize, and those who encourage resurrectionists."
March 14 1804, Robert Southey, letter to Samuel Taylor Coleridge you will stare at the catalogue of dead authors whom I shall have to resurrectionise

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Related dictionary entries include resurrectionise, resurrect, raise, rise, reinstate, revivify.

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