"prosopon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prosopons [plural], prosopa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|grc|πρόσωπον||face, mask, person}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|prosopa}} prosopon (plural prosopons or prosopa)
  1. (historical, Ancient Greek theatre) A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-prosopon-en-noun-a2JpN6tZ Disambiguation of Theater: 52 34 15 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 17 43
  2. (theology) The self-manifestation of an individual. Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-prosopon-en-noun-llip3oi1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 17 43 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
  3. (zoology) A variety of small-scale structures in trilobites, such as ribbing, domes, and perforations. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-prosopon-en-noun-dGpeGUKF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 12 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 17 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 13 51 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prosopography, hypostasis

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