anastasis

[uh-nas-tuh-sis]

noun, plural a·nas·ta·ses

[uh-nas-tuh-seez] /əˈnæs təˌsiz/.

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

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Origin of anastasis

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

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