apocatastasis

[ ap-oh-kuh-tas-tuh-sis ]

/ ˌæp oʊ kəˈtæs tə sɪs /

the state of being restored or reestablished; restitution.

the doctrine that Satan and all sinners will ultimately be restored to God.

Nearby words

1670–80; < Latin < Greek: a setting up again. See apo-, catastasis

Related formsap·o·cat·a·stat·ic

[ap-uh-kat-uh-stat-ik] /ˌæp əˌkæt əˈstæt ɪk/, adjective

And does not this apocatastasis, this humanization or divinization of all things, do away with matter?
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno
This splendid dream of the final solidarity of mankind is the Pauline anacefaleosis and apocatastasis.
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno
The apocatastasis is more than a mystical dream: it is a rule of action, it is a beacon beckoning us to high exploits.
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno
And what is this cosmic dream of Bonnefon's but the plastic representation of the Pauline apocatastasis?
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno

We will discuss this more fully, however, in the next chapter on the apocatastasis or beatific union.
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno