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ousia

noun
/ˈuːsɪə/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía), from οὖσα (oûsa), the feminine present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).

  1. borrowed from οὐσία

Definitions

  1. The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’…

    The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’ (external actions and influences) through which he is manifest.

    • We could never know God's ousia, but in order to adapt his indescribable nature to our limited intellect, God communicated to us through his activities in the world.

  2. Essence, being.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA