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Metanoia
me-tə-noi-ə
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, late 19th century
 
1
A transformational change in one's way of life
2
A change resulting from repentance and spiritual awareness
 
 
 
Examples of Metanoia in a sentence
 
"I experienced a profound metanoia and renounced all of my sinful ways."
 
"After I got in touch with my spiritual side, I realized this was my metanoia."
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