theosis
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Theosis is the Eastern Orthodox Christian doctrine of human participation in the divine life, in which believers are transformed by God’s grace to become “partakers of the divine nature” while remaining distinct from God in essence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| theosis canonical | 2 |
| theosis (Latin: deificatio) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1139024 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: theosis Context triple: [Gregory Palamas, theologicalConcept, theosis]
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A.
hesychast tradition
The hesychast tradition is an Eastern Christian mystical practice centered on inner stillness, continual prayer, and the direct experience of God, especially associated with Byzantine monasticism.
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B.
Miaphysitism
Miaphysitism is a Christological doctrine, held by several Eastern Christian churches, that teaches Christ has one united nature that is both fully divine and fully human.
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C.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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D.
Epiclesis
Epiclesis is the part of the Christian Eucharistic prayer in which the Holy Spirit is invoked to consecrate the bread and wine.
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E.
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: theosis Target entity description: Theosis is the Eastern Orthodox Christian doctrine of human participation in the divine life, in which believers are transformed by God’s grace to become “partakers of the divine nature” while remaining distinct from God in essence.
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A.
hesychast tradition
The hesychast tradition is an Eastern Christian mystical practice centered on inner stillness, continual prayer, and the direct experience of God, especially associated with Byzantine monasticism.
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B.
Miaphysitism
Miaphysitism is a Christological doctrine, held by several Eastern Christian churches, that teaches Christ has one united nature that is both fully divine and fully human.
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C.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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D.
Epiclesis
Epiclesis is the part of the Christian Eucharistic prayer in which the Holy Spirit is invoked to consecrate the bread and wine.
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E.
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological doctrine
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Eastern Orthodox doctrine ⓘ soteriological doctrine ⓘ |
| affirms | Creator–creature distinction ⓘ |
| articulatedBy |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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St. Gregory Palamas ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory Palamas
Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ St. Maximus the Confessor ⓘ
surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
|
| associatedWithDoctrine | essence–energies distinction ⓘ |
| basedOnScripture | 2 Peter 1:4 ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Eastern Christian theology
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| describedAs |
participation in the divine life
ⓘ
participation in the divine nature ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | identity with the divine essence ⓘ |
| eschatologicalAspect | consummation in the age to come ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | making divine ⓘ |
| famousFormula | God became man so that man might become god ⓘ |
| goalOf | Christian life in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
deification
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divinization ⓘ theopoiesis ⓘ theopoiesis (Greek: θέωσις) ⓘ |
| importantIn |
Eastern Catholic theology
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox theology ⓘ |
| involves |
acquisition of the Holy Spirit
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growth in holiness ⓘ human participation in God by grace ⓘ likeness to God ⓘ participation in uncreated energies of God ⓘ sanctification ⓘ transformation of the human person ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Byzantine liturgy and hymnography ⓘ |
| mediatedBy |
God the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Spirit
incarnation of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| presentAspect | begins in this life ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
glorification
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mystical union ⓘ sanctification ⓘ theosis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
theosis (Latin: deificatio)
|
| requires |
God’s grace
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ascetic struggle ⓘ faith in Christ ⓘ human free cooperation ⓘ participation in the sacraments ⓘ prayer ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| teaches | humans remain distinct from God in essence ⓘ |
| understoodAs |
healing of human nature
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restoration of the image and likeness of God ⓘ |
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Subject: theosis Description of subject: Theosis is the Eastern Orthodox Christian doctrine of human participation in the divine life, in which believers are transformed by God’s grace to become “partakers of the divine nature” while remaining distinct from God in essence.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gregory Palamas
this entity surface form:
theosis (Latin: deificatio)