hypostatization meaning

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hypostatization (noun): regarding something abstract as a material thing.

Spelling: hypostatisation (British) · hypostatization (American)

Definition of hypostatization

  1. regarding something abstract as a material thing

    Synonyms: hypostatisation, reification

    Type of: objectification

    Related forms: hypostatize

Scrabble score: 32 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in ON · 15-letter words

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