imitatio Dei

noun

The practice or virtue of acting in the ways of God.

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Meanings

nounimitatio Dei (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice or virtue of acting in the ways of God.

    The Exodus version of the 4th commandment explains Shabbat in terms of what scholars of religion call imitatio dei (i.e., as God rested on the seventh day, so should you).

    2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1020
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