hypostatization

hypostatization
noun see hypostatize

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • reification — noun 1. representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual • Syn: ↑depersonalization, ↑depersonalisation •… …   Useful english dictionary

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