θέωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεόω (theóō, to deify) + -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θέωσῐς • (théōsis) 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.

Declension

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