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theopoesis

theopoesis noun: the partaking of the divine by a person; deification or union with God; theosis.

Noun

theopoesis (uncountable)

  1. The partaking of the divine by a person; deification or union with God; theosis.
    • The Central Orthodox doctrine is called theosis or theopoesis—the divinizing or deifying of humanity. The Eastern Church does not call for believers to imitate Jesus through the exercise of moral choice, as in the familiar western and liberal Protestant pattern. It summons them rather to...2002, Todd Speidell, On Being a Person, page 98
    • Finally, the conclusion to this manuscript interprets the text of the Annunciation as theopoesis—as a theopoetic reflection on the enfolding and unfolding of divinity.2014, Rose Ellen Dunn, Finding Grace with God, page 8

Origin of theopoesis

From theo- + -poesis, alternative form of -poiesis.

Questions about theopoesis

What does theopoesis mean?
Theopoesis means the partaking of the divine by a person; deification or union with God; theosis.
What part of speech is theopoesis?
Theopoesis is a noun.

Words near theopoesis in the dictionary

  1. theopneust
  2. theopneusted
  3. theopneustia
  4. theopneustic
  5. theopneusty
  6. theopoesis
  7. theopoetic
  8. theopoetical
  9. theopoetics
  10. theopolitical
  11. theopolitics

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