raising Lazarus
Miraculous tomb emergence
Raising Lazarus refers to the biblical account of Jesus bringing Lazarus back to life four days after his death—one of the most dramatic miracles in the New Testament.
The phrase extends to any act of reviving something considered dead or beyond saving: The new CEO performed a raising Lazarus on the failing company.
It implies restoration against impossible odds, often with a note of the miraculous.
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- reanimationRestoration of life
- stone rolled awayEaster tomb event
- renewalMaking current again
- resurrectionRevival from death
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raising Lazaruskilling
Causing death deliberately
slaying · execution · murder · entombment · burial
raising Lazarusputting to rest
Settling decisively
pulling the plug · burying · giving up the ghost · extinction