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imago Dei

imago Dei noun: god's image.

Noun

imago Dei

  1. God's image.
    • The fact that divine mercy and power have indeed been successfully carried in the image of Mary reveals the capacity of women to represent God. Not just Mary’s face but the face of every woman is created as an imago Dei.2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21

Questions about imago Dei

What does imago Dei mean?
Imago Dei means god's image.
What part of speech is imago Dei?
Imago Dei is a noun.

Words near imago Dei in the dictionary

  1. imagistic
  2. imagistically
  3. imagists
  4. imago
  5. imago clipeata
  6. imago Dei
  7. imagocidal
  8. imagocide
  9. imagoes
  10. imagological
  11. imagologies

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