poiesis
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poiesis
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From Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Doublet of poesy.
noun poieses
- An act or process of creation. Metanoia is the knowledge that there can be totalities in this world totally different from what we thought. This is the sense in which metanoia is the most radical form of poiesis.
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Talk about this word "poiesis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poiesis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poiesis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poiesis "poiesis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poiesis.Cite this
@misc{poiesis_2026,
title = {poiesis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poiesis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
