Definition of METANOIA

metanoia

Plural: metanoias

Noun

  • A fundamental change of mind.
  • A spiritual or religious conversion.
  • A fundamental change in the human personality.
  • A device used to retract a statement just made, and then state it in a better way.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentance”, literally “afterthought”), a compound of μετά (metá, “after, with”) and νοέω (noéō, “to perceive, to think”).

Scrabble Score: 10

metanoia: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
metanoia: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
metanoia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

metanoia: valid Words With Friends Word