apocatastasis
or ap·o·ka·tas·ta·sis
[ap-oh-kuh-tas-tuh-sis]
- the state of being restored or reestablished; restitution.
- the doctrine that Satan and all sinners will ultimately be restored to God.
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Compare universalism(def 3).
Origin of apocatastasis
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What else but this is that atrocity of the eternal pains of hell, which agrees so ill with the Pauline apocatastasis?
Tragic Sense Of LifeMiguel de Unamuno
We will discuss this more fully, however, in the next chapter on the apocatastasis or beatific union.
Tragic Sense Of LifeMiguel de Unamuno
This splendid dream of the final solidarity of mankind is the Pauline anacefaleosis and apocatastasis.
Tragic Sense Of LifeMiguel de Unamuno
And what is this cosmic dream of Bonnefon's but the plastic representation of the Pauline apocatastasis?
Tragic Sense Of LifeMiguel 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 LifeMiguel de Unamuno