θέωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεόω (theóō, to deify) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θέωσῐς • (théōsĭsf (genitive θεώσεως); third declension

  1. (Byzantine) theosis, deification

Usage notes

Usually uncountable, but attested in the plural in the 5th–6th-century pagan philosopher Damascius.

Declension