resurrectionist

[ rez-uh-rek-shuh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who brings something to life or view again.
2. a believer in resurrection.
3. Also called resurrection man. a person who exhumes and steals dead bodies, especially for dissection; body snatcher.

resurrectionist

/ ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃənɪst /

noun

1. facetious.
   (formerly) a body snatcher
2. a member of an Anglican religious community founded in 1892
3. a person who believes in the Resurrection

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurrectionist¹

First recorded in 1770–80; resurrection + -ist

Example Sentences

I’m practiced at the art of dying things, but I’m a resurrectionist too, being a projectionist and writing poetry.

From Los Angeles Times

And everyone who attends a film at the Vista, or at the other few theaters around the world still using film, is a resurrectionist as well.

From Los Angeles Times

Recounting a conversation with the activist Eli Pariser, Zuckerman proclaims himself a “resurrectionist” who believes that “we need institutions that deserve our passionate support and defense, and if the institutions we rely on now do not clear that bar, we need to demand new ones that take their place.”

From New York Times

Queer as Folk creator and Doctor Who resurrectionist Russell T. Davies wrote the series; Emma Thompson and Rory Kinnear star, so this has a lot of potential to be worth watching.

From Slate

For medical students in those days, becoming a “resurrectionist”—a fancy name for “grave robber”—was a rite of passage.

From Salon