enhypostasia

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɛnˌhaɪ.pəˈsteɪ.sɪ.ə/, /ɛnˌhaɪ.pəˈsteɪ.ʒə/
• (GA) IPA: /ɛnˌhaɪ.pəˈsteɪ.ʒi.ə/, /-ʒə/

Noun

enhypostasia

1. (Christianity (Christology)) The state#Noun|state of the human#Adjective|human nature of Jesus Christ being entirely dependent#Adjective|dependent on, and not existing independently of, the divine#Adjective|divine nature of God as a whole (which is the hypostasis of the Holy Trinity comprising God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit), or individual persons of the Trinity such as the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Related terms

• anhypostasia, anhypostasis
• hypostasis

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