theosis

From Medieval Latin theōsis, from ecclesiastical Ancient Greek θέωσις (théōsis).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /θiːˈəʊsɪs/

theosis

1. (theology) The likeness to or union with a god; deification.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 440:

     For him, theosis or deification was the destination for human salvation, whose attainment Adam's sin in Eden had imperilled but not rendered impossible [...].

2. (theology) The process of attaining this state.

• apotheosis

• hosties