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Hypostasis

A hypostasis, from the Greek word ὑπόστασις meaning foundation, base or that which stands behind is a personification of something. The corresponding latin word is personæ, i.e. persons.

The Christian view of the trinity is often described as a view of one God existing in three different hypostases. The word is used prominently in the original Greek version of the Nicene Creed in this sense.

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