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Metanoia
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Metanoia
noun 1. Change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"Working with AmeriCorps for a year helped me go through a metanoia after college."
"I experienced a spiritual metanoia at the meditation retreat."
"After her metanoia, she continued to share her story of how she turned her life around."
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Greek, late 16th century
Why This Word?
Metanoia — a deep and profound change of heart — comes from the Greek "metanoein," meaning "change one's mind." The word has a strong connection to Christian theology, but across the different versions of texts, and depending on which theologian is translating, "metanoia" takes on different connotations. ...
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