impassibility
- noun
- /ɪmˌpæsəˈbɪlɪti/
- Specialized
:
impasibilidad
- The concept of impassibility suggests that a divine being remains unaffected by human suffering.
Examples
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Many religious followers believe in God's impassibility, which means He does not suffer or feel pain like humans do.
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The centuries-old weight of the idea of God's impassibility polices our eyes, effecting a visual repression.
Academic text (1992) -
Now, ignore that this situation, interpreted literally, contradicts divine impassibility.
Blog text (16) -
For example, the role of suffering in Christology has traditionally been controlled by (among other things) a notion of divine impassibility.
Academic text (1991) -
Cyril instead honored the Platonic idea of the essential apatheia, or impassibility, of divinity.
Academic text (1991) -
It preserves divine impassibility and innocence, the distinction between primary and secondary causality, the difference between nature and miracle, and so on.
Blog text (16) -
In the name of that love which is in God, of the love that is God, the concept of divine impassibility—freedom from emotion and pain—is being challenged, along with its central role, in discussing God and spirituality.
Academic text (1992) -
Whereas stoical and various religious forms of such resignation and impassibility stemmed from convictions as to what is right and wrong, good and bad, Pyrrho's indifference and steadfastness were grounded in the conviction that, most matters being undecidable, one might as well just go on as before.
Academic text (2000) -
In philosophical discussions, the impassibility of deities is often contrasted with human emotional experiences.
Synonyms
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7.9
The state of not being able to be harmed in body or feelings
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7.8
A state when a person is unconscious and not aware of things around them
The state of having no physical or emotional pain
Antonyms
How Sensitive
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7.0
- Specialized
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4.2
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5.5
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
impassibility = impassible (semi-transparent) = im + pass + ible + ity
The transition from 'impassible' to 'impassibility' is clear, but the theological context of 'impassible' may not be immediately apparent to all learners.
Etymology
Impassibility comes from the prefix im- meaning 'not' and the root pati meaning 'to suffer', the same root you meet in English words like patient and passion. So it literally means 'not able to suffer', which is why religious writers use it for a God or divine being who cannot feel pain.