anastasis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”).

Noun

anastasis (plural anastases)

1. a recovery from a debilitating condition, especially irradiation of human tissue
2. rebirth
3. (Christianity) resurrection, especially the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Derived terms

• anastasic

Translations

recovery from a debilitating condition

• Russian: выздоровле́ние (ru) n (vyzdorovlénije)

resurrection in a Christian context

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 復活 / 复活 (fuk⁶ wut⁶)

  Mandarin: 復活 / 复活 (zh) (fùhuó)

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀνάστασις f (anástasis)

• Hungarian: feltámadás (hu)
• Polish: zmartwychwstanie (pl)
• Russian: воскресе́ние (ru) n (voskresénije)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις (anástasis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈnas.ta.sis/, [äˈnäs̠t̪äs̠ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈnas.ta.sis/, [äˈnäst̪äs̬is]

Noun

anastasis f (genitive anastasis); third declension

1. (theology) resurrection, anastasis
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:anastasis.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	anastasis	anastasēs
genitive	anastasis	anastasium
dative	anastasī	anastasibus
accusative	anastasim	anastasēs anastasīs
ablative	anastasī	anastasibus
vocative	anastasis	anastasēs

References

• ănastăsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 122/3.
• anastasis in Ramminger, Johann (2025 February 28 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “anastasis”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 42/2