单词 | hypostasis |
释义 | Word Frequency hypostasis(haɪˈpɒstəsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. metaphysics the essential nature of a substance as opposed to its attributes 2. Christianity a. any of the three persons of the Godhead, together constituting the Trinity b. the one person of Christ in which the divine and human natures are united 3. the accumulation of blood in an organ or part, under the influence of gravity as the result of poor circulation 4. another name for epistasis (sense 3) Derived forms hypostatic (ˌhaɪpəˈstætɪk) or hypostatical (ˌhypoˈstatical) adjective hypostatically (ˌhypoˈstatically) adverb Word origin C16: from Late Latin: substance, from Greek hupostasis foundation, from huphistasthai to stand under, from hypo- + histanai to cause to stand |
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