pleroma Meaning & Definition
What Does Pleroma Mean?
Pleroma is a noun that means A plant of the genus Pleroma. Synonym of plerome (“the central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to the endodermis and stele”). It can also mean A plant of the genus Pleroma. As a proper noun, it means Often preceded by the: the spiritual universe seen as the totality of the essence and powers of God.
Word Facts for Pleroma
| Part of speech | noun, proper noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /plɪˈɹəʊmə/ |
| Plural | pleromas |
Pleroma Definition (Noun)
- A plant of the genus Pleroma. Synonym of plerome (“the central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to the endodermis and stele”).
- A plant of the genus Pleroma.
- Synonym of plerome (“the central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to the endodermis and stele”).
- A state of perfect fullness, especially of God's being as incarnated in Jesus Christ.
Pleroma as a Proper Noun
- Often preceded by the: the spiritual universe seen as the totality of the essence and powers of God.
Noun
- The central portion of the primary meristem.
- A state of perfect fullness, especially of God's being.
- (gnosticism) The spiritual universe seen in terms of the full totality of the powers and essence of God.
Synonyms of Pleroma
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Pleroma synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
pleroma (countable and uncountable, plural pleromas)
pleroma
Words That Rhyme With Pleroma
Origin of Pleroma
Origin 1: Learned borrowing from Late Latin pleroma (“(Gnosticism) spiritual universe seen as the totality of the essence and powers of God”), from Koine Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă, “(biblical) perfect fullness”), Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă, “that which fills, a complement; a filling up, a completing”), from πληρόω (plēróō, “to make full, fill; to complete, finish”) (from πλήρης (plḗrēs, “complete, full”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + -όω (-óō, suffix forming verbs with the sense of making someone be or do something)) + -μᾰ (-mă, suffix forming nouns denoting the result or effect of an action).[1][2]
Origin 2: Noun sense 1.1 (“plant”) is borrowed from New Latin Pleroma, a genus name coined by the Scottish botanist David Don (1799–1841) in 1822, from Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă) (see above) to describe the way the seeds of the plant filled the capsule.[3]
Origin 3: Noun sense 2 (“state of perfect fullness”) is chiefly used in reference to Colossians 2:9 of the Bible: “Ὅτι ἐν αὐτῶῳ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς [For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form]”.[1]