1. In Gnostic theology, the fullness of divine powers and emanations; the spiritual realm of light and perfection.
Usage: theology; Gnosticism; often capitalized
2. In Christian theology, the totality of divine attributes and powers; the fullness of God.
Usage: theology; Christian; formal

Examples

• The Gnostics believed that the pleroma was separated from the material world by a vast distance.
• In early Christian theology, Christ was understood to embody the pleroma of God.
• The concept of pleroma represents the totality of divine emanations in Gnostic cosmology.
• Medieval theologians debated whether the pleroma could be fully comprehended by human reason.
• The pleroma, in Gnostic thought, stands in opposition to the flawed material creation.