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/θiːˈəʊ.sɪs/ · noun
(Christianity, theology) The likeness to or union with God; deification..
For him, theosis or deification was the destination for human salvation, whose attainment Adam’s sin in Eden had imperilled but not rendered impossible;[…]
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Theosis means (Christianity, theology) The likeness to or union with God; deification..
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For him, theosis or deification was the destination for human salvation, whose attainment Adam’s sin in Eden had imperilled but not rendered impossible;[…]
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