Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Resurgent \Re*sur"gent\, a. [L. resurgens, -entis, p. pr. of
   resurgere. See {Resurrection}.]
   Rising again, as from the dead. --Coleridge.

Resurgent \Re*sur"gent\, n.
   One who rises again, as from the dead. [R.] --Sydney Smith.

Source : WordNet®

resurgent
     adj 1: rising again as to new life and vigor; "resurgent
            nationalism"
     2: surging or sweeping back again [syn: {renascent}]