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hypostases  Term Image (Hypostases ) Script Image
(Language:  Greek)
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Short Description: literally, "substances" (singular, hypostasis); in Eastern Christian theology
Long Description: literally, "substances" (singular, hypostasis); in Eastern Christian theology, a technical term for the three "Persons" of the Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are distinct hypostases sharing a single ousia, or essence.
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Source(s): The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms