hypostasis vs essence

essence vs hypostasis

hypostasis and essence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hypostasis	Yes	No	No	No
essence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, essence is a hypernym of hypostasis; that is, essence is a word with a broader meaning than hypostasis:

hypostasis: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
essence: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Other hypernyms of hypostasis include center, centre, core, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.

hypostasis (noun)	essence (noun)
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality	a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the accumulation of blood in an organ	the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene	any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

Difference between hypostasis and essence

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