metanoia
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- metanœa (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metanoia, “repentance”), a compound of μετά (meta, “after, with”) and νοέω (noeō, “to perceive, to think”).
Noun [edit]
metanoia (plural metanoias)
- A fundamental change of mind.
- Spiritual conversion.
