ousia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía), from the feminine present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈuːsɪə/, /ˈuːzɪə/
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 2010, p. 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.
- 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 79:
- (philosophy) Essence, being.
Italian
Alternative forms
- usia
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía).
Noun
ousia f (plural ousie)
- ousia