Theopoesis
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The partaking of the divine by a person; deification or union with God; theosis. uncountable
"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 participate in the life of Christ through the transformative power of the liturgy and sacraments of the church."
Example
More examples"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 participate in the life of Christ through the transformative power of the liturgy and sacraments of the church."
Etymology
From theo- + -poesis, alternative form of -poiesis.
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