Unrisen

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Not having yet risen, lifted, or moved upward from a lower position
2. Remaining in a lower state and not yet elevated or ascended
3. Having failed to rise or lift up to a higher level or position

Etymology: "Unrisen" is simply the English prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "risen," the past participle of "rise." Together they describe something that has not risen, most often in religious contexts, where "unrisen" refers to a person who has not yet come back to life after death, or to a dead body still awaiting resurrection. The prefix "un-" is an ancient and very productive element in English, inherited from Old English and used to form negatives from almost any adjective or participle. "Risen" itself comes from the Old English "risan," meaning to get up or ascend, so the compound literally means "not having got up."