theiosis

theiosis θέωσις Theosis

From θεόω (theóō, “to deify”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθe.o.sis/ → /ˈθe.o.sis/

Noun

θέωσῐς • (théōsĭs) f (genitive θεώσεως); third declension

1. (Byzantine) theosis, deification

Usage notes

Usually uncountable, but attested in the plural in the 5th–6th-century pagan philosopher Damascius.