imitatio dei, n.Definitions

Imitatio dei (n.) copies ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a finished life story from the past; sympathy answers a living God in a present moment of history.