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uprist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Uprising.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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noun

Meaning 2

The Resurrection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: Christianity

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History

Etymology

From Middle English uprist, opriste, from Old English *ūprist (“uprising”), from *upp (“up”) + *ristiz (“ascension, rise”); equivalent to up- + Old English rist (“a rising”). Compare Old English ǣrist (“rising, rising up, resurrection, awakening”), Old High German urrist (“resurrection”), Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists, “resurrection”).