metanoia

English

Alternative forms

• metanœa (obsolete)

Etymology

Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentance”), a compound of μετά (metá, “after, with”) and νοέω (noéō, “to perceive, to think”).

Noun

metanoia (countable and uncountable, plural metanoias)

1. A fundamental change of mind.
2. Spiritual conversion.

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Portuguese

Noun

metanoia f (plural metanoias)

1. metanoia