Anastasis
/əˈnæs.tə.sɪs/noun
Resurrection; a rising again to life, especially in Christian theology.
Did you know?Anastasis comes from the same Greek root as stasis and apostasis, because the core idea is not magic but a literal “standing up” again after being down.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sta-
“to stand, make stand”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀνάστασις (anástasis)
“a standing up again, resurrection”
Late Latin
Latin
anastasis
“resurrection, especially of Christ”
Old French
Old French
anastasis
“resurrection”
Modern English
English
anastasis
“resurrection; rising again to life”
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