hypostase

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin hypostasis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis). Compare substance.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔs.taz/
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Noun[edit]

hypostase f (plural hypostases)

  1. (theology, philosophy) hypostasis

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