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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

apocatastasis

/ap-oh-kuh-tas-tuh-sis/US // ˌæp oʊ kəˈtæs tə sɪs //

凋谢症,凋谢,凋零,凋亡

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being restored or reestablished; restitution.
    • : the doctrine that Satan and all sinners will ultimately be restored to God.

Examples

  • What else but this is that atrocity of the eternal pains of hell, which agrees so ill with the Pauline apocatastasis?

  • We will discuss this more fully, however, in the next chapter on the apocatastasis or beatific union.

  • This splendid dream of the final solidarity of mankind is the Pauline anacefaleosis and apocatastasis.

  • And what is this cosmic dream of Bonnefon's but the plastic representation of the Pauline apocatastasis?

  • The apocatastasis is more than a mystical dream: it is a rule of action, it is a beacon beckoning us to high exploits.

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