hypostatic union
hypostatic union · hypostatic unions
In Chalcedonian Christianity, the unity of the two natures of Jesus Christ, divine and…In Chalcedonian Christianity, the unity of the two natures of Jesus Christ, divine and human, in a single individual person or hypostasis.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)In Chalcedonian Christianity, the unity of the two natures of Jesus Christ, divine and human, in a single individual person or hypostasis.
More definitions
- a technical term in Christian theology employed in mainstream Christology to describe the union of Christ's humanity and divinity in one hypostasis, or individual existence.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin ūniō hypostatica, from Byzantine Greek ἕνωσις καθ’ ὑπόστασιCalque of Ecclesiastical Latin ūniō hypostatica, from Byzantine Greek ἕνωσις καθ’ ὑπόστασιν (hénōsis kath’ hupóstasin, literally “union according to the hypostasis”).
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Forms
plural: hypostatic unions| Singular | hypostatic union |
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Lessons for this word
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