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Meaning of theosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/θiːˈəʊ.sɪs/

Definitions

The likeness to or union with God; deification.
uncountable
The process of attaining this state of union with God.
Eastern, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi jumalallistuminen teoosi

Examples

“For him, theosis or deification was the destination for human salvation, whose attainment Adam’s sin in Eden had imperilled but not rendered impossible;[…]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

theosoph theosophe theosopher theosophers Theosophic Theosophical