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Perichoresis

Mutual indwelling: the interpenetration of the three persons of the Trinity in one another.

Christian mysticism

Perichoresis, “dancing around” or interpenetration, describes how the Father, Son and Spirit dwell in one another without confusion. John of Damascus used it of the Trinity and of Christ’s two natures. It has been compared with the Huayan teaching of interpenetration.