ousia
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía), from the feminine present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ousia (uncountable)
- (theology) The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’ (external actions and influences) through which he is manifest.
- 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 79:
- We could never know God's ousia, but in order to adapt his indescribable nature to our limited intellect, God communicated to us through his activities in the world.
- (philosophy) Essence, being.
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía).
Noun
ousia f (plural ousie)