theopathy

9.9

A strong spiritual feeling of direct contact with a god

noun
/θiˈɑːpəθi/

Specialized

: teopatía

Her experience of theopathy left her in tears, as she felt an overwhelming connection to something greater than herself.

I'm here with theopathy, honestly, like it's very true.

Examples

Even Moltmann, who has often linked the iconographical tradition and theology, does not invoke it when he develops the idea that the mystery of the agape implies a theopathy, a passion of God.

Academic text (1992)
I'm here with theopathy, honestly, like it's very true.

Simon Wilson
Many followers reported profound feelings of theopathy during the retreat, believing they had encountered the divine.
He described his moments of theopathy as transformative, believing they brought him closer to understanding his faith.

Synonyms

theophany

vstheopathy

Specialized

1 9.9

An appearance of a god that people can see or feel

is an intense inner mystical experience felt as contact with a deity

Antonyms

indifference

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

disconnection

9 4.2

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

How Intense

theophany

Specialized

1 9.9

theopathy

Specialized

9.9

vision

185 8.4

experience

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

theopathy singular

theopathies plural

Morphology

theopathy = theo + pathy (semi-transparent) = theo + pathy

The components 'theo' and 'pathy' are clear, but the specific meaning of a mystical experience is not directly derivable from the components alone.

Etymology

The word theopathy combines theo- 'god', seen in theology, and -pathy 'feeling', seen in empathy. So it literally means a 'god-feeling' and describes a strong, mystical feeling of direct contact with a god.