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hypostasis vs substance

substance vs hypostasis

hypostasis and substance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hypostasis Yes No No No
substance Yes No No No
As nouns, substance is a hypernym of hypostasis; that is, substance is a word with a broader meaning than hypostasis:
  • hypostasis: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
  • substance: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Other hypernyms of hypostasis include center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, sum.
hypostasis (noun) substance (noun)
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
the accumulation of blood in an organ the property of holding together and retaining its shape
the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene the idea that is intended
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
content communicating a message; what something is about
considerable capital (wealth or income)
material of a particular kind or constitution
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