pleroma

noun

ple·​ro·​ma

plə̇ˈrōmə

plural pleromas or pleromata

1

: plenitude:

a

: the fullness of divine excellencies and powers

the pleroma of the Godhead resides in Christ corporeally

—Philip Schaff

b

: the fullness of being of the divine life held in Gnosticism to comprise the aeons as well as the uncreated monad or dyad from which they have proceeded

2

[New Latin, from Late Latin, fullness] : plerome

pleromatic

¦plirə¦matik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, fullness, from Greek plērōma that which fills, from plēroun to make full, from plērēs full

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