hypostase

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɔs.taz/

Noun

hypostase f (plural hypostases)

(theology, philosophy) hypostasis

Further reading

“hypostase” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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