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'''Theosis''' is the belief in [[Hinduism]] of absorption of the human spirit into [[God]]. | '''Theosis''' is the belief in [[Hinduism]] of absorption of the human spirit into [[God]]. | ||
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| + | In [[Gnosticism]], [[Neo-Gnosticism]] and [[Bogomilism]], divine ''gnosis'' "knowledge" is salvation by an experiential liberation of the divine light within. | ||
In [[Christianity]], Theosis, or divinization (lit. "making divine"), is a transformative process whose aim is likeness to or union with God, as taught by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. In the [[Roman Catholic Church]] it is called [[sanctification]]. | In [[Christianity]], Theosis, or divinization (lit. "making divine"), is a transformative process whose aim is likeness to or union with God, as taught by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. In the [[Roman Catholic Church]] it is called [[sanctification]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:40, January 29, 2020
Theosis is the belief in Hinduism of absorption of the human spirit into God.
In Gnosticism, Neo-Gnosticism and Bogomilism, divine gnosis "knowledge" is salvation by an experiential liberation of the divine light within.
In Christianity, Theosis, or divinization (lit. "making divine"), is a transformative process whose aim is likeness to or union with God, as taught by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. In the Roman Catholic Church it is called sanctification.