Metanoia

Metanoia, an Ancient Greek word (μετάνοια) meaning “changing one’s mind”, may refer to:

Metanoia (psychology), the process of experiencing a psychotic “breakdown” and subsequent, positive psychological re-building or “healing”

This is part of the “What are words for?” project.

This word scored a seven on a three part scale of allusiveness, political oomph and cultural capital (min score 1, max score 3 for each part of the scale)