Synonyms

metanoia

American

[met-uh-noi-uh] / ˌmɛt əˈnɔɪ ə /

noun

a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.

Etymology

Origin of metanoia

1870–75; < Greek metánoia change of mind, repentance; meta-, -noia

Example Sentences

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And the word in Greek is metanoia, and it’s worth looking into the root meanings here.

From Salon

He went to scholarship and learnt the true meaning of "metanoia"—that it was "re-thinking" and not "penance"—and he grasped a new view of God there.

From Project Gutenberg

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