perichoresis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek περιχώρησις (perikhṓrēsis, “going round, rotation”), from περιχωρέω (perikhōréō), from περί (perí, “around”) + χωρέω (khōréō, “go forward, travel”), because the relationship between the three members of the Trinity was described by early Christians as an eternal interpenetrating circulation.
Noun[edit]
perichoresis (uncountable)
- (Christianity) The doctrine of the Trinity.
Translations[edit]
doctrine of the Trinity
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