perichoresis
περιχώρησις
A going around together; mutual indwelling.
Tagged: Catholic
Technical Meaning
The mutual indwelling of the three persons of the Trinity, and, in Christology, the interpenetration of Christ's two natures without confusion. Developed by John of Damascus.
More Greek Terms
- apophatic — By denial or negation.
- cataphatic — By affirmation.
- homoousios — Of the same essence or substance.
- hypostasis — That which stands under; a subsistence.
- kenosis — An emptying.
- oikonomia — Household management; the stewardship of a house.
- ousia — Being; essence; substance.
- theologia — Speech about God; discourse concerning divine things.
- theosis — Deification; being made god.
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