hypostases (Hypostases)

(Language: Greek)

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.

Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger