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apocatastasis (ἀποκαταστάσεως)

(Language: Greek)

Alternate Spellings: apokatastasis

Short Description: “Restitution, restoration”; among certain Christian theologians, the doctrine that all creatures will finally be saved

Long Description: “Restitution, restoration”; among certain Christian theologians, including Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Gregory of Nyssa, the doctrine that all creatures will finally be saved at the end of time.

Sources: Light on the Ancient Worlds: New Translation with Selected Letters by Frithjof Schuon