hypostatization

• Существительное, обозначающее действие, при котором абстрактное понятие или качество рассматривается как конкретный, материальный объект или сущность.

A noun referring to the act of treating an abstract concept or quality as if it were a concrete, material object or entity.

uncountable

1. Treating an abstraction as concreteC2formal

   The act of regarding an abstract concept or quality as if it were a tangible, material object.

   Рассмотрение абстракции как конкретного

   • Some philosophers criticize the hypostatization of 'justice' as if it were a physical entity.
   • In everyday language, we often engage in hypostatization by treating emotions like 'anger' as a thing we can hold.
   • The hypostatization of 'the market' in economic discourse can lead to misleading conclusions.

   Synonymsobjectificationreification