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imitatio Dei

imitatio Dei noun: the practice or virtue of acting in the ways of God.

Noun

imitatio Dei (uncountable)

  1. The practice or virtue of acting in the ways of God.
    • The Exodus version of the 4th commandment explains Shabbat in terms of what scholars of religion call imitatio dei (i.e., as God rested on the seventh day, so should you).2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1020

Questions about imitatio Dei

What does imitatio Dei mean?
Imitatio Dei means the practice or virtue of acting in the ways of God.
What part of speech is imitatio Dei?
Imitatio Dei is a noun.

Words near imitatio Dei in the dictionary

  1. imitates
  2. imitatest
  3. imitateth
  4. imitating
  5. imitatings
  6. imitatio Dei
  7. imitation
  8. imitation crab
  9. imitation game
  10. imitation games
  11. imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

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