noun

resurrectionist

Resurrectionist (noun) means one who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons, etc., especially by exhuming corpses from graves; a graverobber.

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One who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons, etc., especially by exhuming corpses from graves; a graverobber.

A believer in a future bodily resurrection.

One who resurrects an abandoned idea, practice, etc.; a revivalist.

One who sells repaired or reconditioned goods; a refurbisher.

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Etymology

From resurrection (“the act of rising from the dead and becoming alive again”) + -ist (“forms agents of cause; forms adherents of a belief”), coined alongside resurrection man.

Rhymes for resurrectionist

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What is the meaning of resurrectionist?

"resurrectionist" (noun) means one who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons, etc., especially by exhuming corpses from graves; a graverobber.

What are the different meanings of resurrectionist?

"resurrectionist" has 3 main meanings: 1. One who sells cadavers to anatomists, surgeons, etc., especially by exhuming corpses from graves; a graverobber; 2. A believer in a future bodily resurrection; 3. One who resurrects an abandoned idea, practice, etc.; a revivalist.