anastasis

[ uh-nas-tuh-sis ]

noun

, plural a·nas·ta·ses [uh, -, nas, -t, uh, -seez].

1. a representation, in Byzantine art, of Christ harrowing hell.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anastasis¹

< Greek anástasis a raising up, removal. See ana-, stasis

Example Sentences

We find423 connected the terms "nous" and "phronsis," also "anastasis."

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