English Explanatory Dictionary

theosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The likeness to or union with God; deification.
  2. The process of attaining this state of union with God.

Pronunciation

thē-ō′sĭs /θiːˈəʊ.sɪs/ /θiˈoʊ.sɪs/

Word forms

theosis

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin theōsis, from Koine Greek θέωσις (théōsis).

Related words

apotheosis catharsis deification divinization metanoia theopoesis

Translations

Finnish: jumalallisuus Finnish: teoosi French: théosis German: Theosis Greek: θέωση Ancient Greek: θέωσις Hungarian: átistenülés Hungarian: megistenülés Indonesian: teosis Latin: deificātiō Latin: theōsis Macedonian: обожување Swedish: gudomliggörelse
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