hypostasis

Meaning

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine.
2. (countable, uncountable) The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’).
3. (countable, uncountable) The underlying reality or substance of something.
4. (countable, uncountable) The underlying reality or substance of something.
5. (countable, uncountable) The underlying reality or substance of something.
6. (countable, uncountable) The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing.
7. (countable, uncountable) Postmortem lividity; livor mortis; suggillation.

Synonyms

epistasis

hypostasis of Christ

person

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settlement

hematoma

vasoconstriction

dregginess

cardiovascular diseases

stroke

blood pressure disorders

cardiovascular disorders

cerebrovascular disorders

circulatory disorders

vascular insufficiency

apoplexy

settled material

arrhythmia

cyanosis

Translations

hypostase

Hypostase

hipòstasi

ipostasi

hipóstase

υπόσταση

temel

أقنوم

esas

épistasie

اقنوم

Arrhythmie

Schlag

Personifizierung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/haɪˈpɒstəsɪs/

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin hypostasis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis, “sediment, foundation; substance, existence, essence”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + στάσις (stásis, “standing”). Morphologically hypo- + -stasis.