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Definition of Resurrectionists

Resurrectionist
Resurrectionist Res`ur*rec"tion*ist, n. One who steals bodies from the grave, as for dissection. [Slang]

Meaning of Resurrectionists from wikipedia

- resurrectionist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Resurrectionist may refer to: Resurrectionist, one who practises body snatching Resurrectionists in...
- legally anyone's property. The resurrectionists therefore operated in a legal grey area. Nevertheless, resurrectionists caught plying their trade ran the...
- to Me The Resurrectionists, a 2000 horror novel by Kim Wilkins The Resurrectionists, a 2003 novel by Michael Collins "The Resurrectionists", Adam Adamant...
- published in e-book format. The Resurrectionists won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best horror novel. "The Resurrectionists by Kim Wilkins". Fantastic Fiction...
- The Resurrectionists officially named the Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Latin: Congregatio a Resurrectione Domini Nostri Jesu...
- during this period were commonly referred to as resurrectionists or resurrection men. Resurrectionists in the United Kingdom, who often worked in teams...
- Fortune of War" was the chief house of call north of the river for resurrectionists in body snatching days. Years ago the landlord used to show the room...
- designed to protect graves from disturbance, used in the United Kingdom. Resurrectionists had supplied schools of anatomy since the early 18th century. This...
- body-snatching in the English Regency era, carried out by people called resurrectionists. Lyricist Neil Tennant was inspired by the book The Italian Boy: Murder...
- Barns. A local legend is that in the days of the 'body snatchers' or 'resurrectionists'; before the Anatomy Act 1832, bodies obtained locally were hidden...