Plural of hypostasis
irregular plural
The plural of hypostasis is hypostases or hypostaseis.
Forms of hypostasis
| Singular | hypostasis /haɪˈpɒstəsɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hypostases hypostaseis |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Hypostases and hypostaseis in a sentence
- the hypostases of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
- As a result of this verbal pact, the Trinity consists of three equal hypostaseis in one ousia: three equal Persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) sharing one Essence or Substance (Trinity or Godhead).2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 218
- Christians believe in a triune God, meaning that he is three hypostases in perfect unity.From the entry triune
- The two natures of Christ are two enhypostases but not two hypostases.1997, Joseph P. Farrell, “The Deconstruction of Dialectical Christology”, in God, History, and Dialectic: The Theological Foundations of…. From the entry enhypostasis
- Hasidism, insofar as it was new—and not all of Hasidism was "new" in this sense—rejected the older hierarchies of celestial palaces, of Intelligences, of hypostases, of sefirot.1982, David R. Blumenthal, Understanding Jewish Mysticism, volume II, page 195. From the entry insofar as
Meaning of hypostasis
- noun A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine.
- noun The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his ‘nature(s)’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’).
- noun The underlying reality or substance of something.
Nouns ending in -is: plural -es
Questions about the plural of hypostasis
- What is the plural of hypostasis?
- The plural of hypostasis is hypostases or hypostaseis.
- Which is correct, hypostases or hypostaseis?
- Both are used. hypostases is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is hypostasis countable?
- Hypostasis is a countable and uncountable noun.
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