hypostasis

[ hahy-pos-tuh-sis, hi- ]

/ haɪˈpɒs tə sɪs, hɪ- /

noun, plural hy·pos·ta·ses [hahy-pos-tuh-seez, hi-]. /haɪˈpɒs təˌsiz, hɪ-/.

Metaphysics.

something that stands under and supports; foundation.
the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.

Theology.

one of the three real and distinct substances in the one undivided substance or essence of God.
a person of the Trinity.
the one personality of Christ in which His two natures, human and divine, are united.

Medicine/Medical.

the accumulation of blood or its solid components in parts of an organ or body due to poor circulation.
such sedimentation, as in a test tube.

Origin of hypostasis

1580–90; <Late Latin <Greek hypóstasis that which settles at the bottom; substance, nature, essence, equivalent to hypo-hypo- + stásis standing, stasis

Words nearby hypostasis

hyposensitize, hyposmia, hyposomatotropism, hypospadias, Hypospray, hypostasis, hypostasize, hypostatic, hypostatic congestion, hypostatic ectasia, hypostatic pneumonia

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Example sentences from the Web for hypostasis

The tissue of the lungs showed considerable dema and hypostasis.
Plague|Thomas Wright Jackson
Plotinus' idea of hypostasis is also important, and this notion requires exact examination.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack
He has, therefore, no hypostasis of himself but only in and through the Logos.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
No, because all communities have at least three, in honour of the holy and triple Hypostasis.
L-bas|J. K. Huysmans

Thus Athanasius and the Latins spoke of one hypostasis (essence) only.
The Arian Controversy|H. M. Gwatkin

British Dictionary definitions for hypostasis

hypostasis

/ (haɪˈpɒstəsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

metaphysics the essential nature of a substance as opposed to its attributes

Christianity

any of the three persons of the Godhead, together constituting the Trinity
the one person of Christ in which the divine and human natures are united

the accumulation of blood in an organ or part, under the influence of gravity as the result of poor circulation

another name for epistasis (def. 3)

Derived forms of hypostasis

hypostatic (ˌhaɪpəˈstætɪk) or hypostatical, adjectivehypostatically, adverb

Word Origin for hypostasis

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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Medical definitions for hypostasis

hypostasis

[ hī-pŏs′tə-sĭs ]

n. pl. hy•pos•ta•ses (-sēz′)

A settling of solid particles in a fluid.

Sediment.

hypostatic congestion

A condition in which the action of one gene conceals or suppresses the action of another gene that is not its allele but that affects the same part or biochemical process in an organism.

Other words from hypostasis

hy′po•stat′ic (hī′pə-stăt′ĭk) adj.

单词	hypostasis
释义	hypostasis [ hahy-pos-tuh-sis, hi- ] / haɪˈpɒs tə sɪs, hɪ- / noun, plural hy·pos·ta·ses [hahy-pos-tuh-seez, hi-]. /haɪˈpɒs təˌsiz, hɪ-/. Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle. Theology. one of the three real and distinct substances in the one undivided substance or essence of God. a person of the Trinity. the one personality of Christ in which His two natures, human and divine, are united. Medicine/Medical. the accumulation of blood or its solid components in parts of an organ or body due to poor circulation. such sedimentation, as in a test tube. Origin of hypostasis 1580–90; <Late Latin <Greek hypóstasis that which settles at the bottom; substance, nature, essence, equivalent to hypo-hypo- + stásis standing, stasis Words nearby hypostasis hyposensitize, hyposmia, hyposomatotropism, hypospadias, Hypospray, hypostasis, hypostasize, hypostatic, hypostatic congestion, hypostatic ectasia, hypostatic pneumonia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hypostasis The tissue of the lungs showed considerable dema and hypostasis. Plague\|Thomas Wright Jackson Plotinus' idea of hypostasis is also important, and this notion requires exact examination. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)\|Adolph Harnack He has, therefore, no hypostasis of himself but only in and through the Logos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4\|Various No, because all communities have at least three, in honour of the holy and triple Hypostasis. L-bas\|J. K. Huysmans Thus Athanasius and the Latins spoke of one hypostasis (essence) only. The Arian Controversy\|H. M. Gwatkin British Dictionary definitions for hypostasis hypostasis / (haɪˈpɒstəsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) metaphysics the essential nature of a substance as opposed to its attributes Christianity any of the three persons of the Godhead, together constituting the Trinity the one person of Christ in which the divine and human natures are united the accumulation of blood in an organ or part, under the influence of gravity as the result of poor circulation another name for epistasis (def. 3) Derived forms of hypostasis hypostatic (ˌhaɪpəˈstætɪk) or hypostatical, adjectivehypostatically, adverb Word Origin for hypostasis C16: from Late Latin: substance, from Greek hupostasis foundation, from huphistasthai to stand under, from hypo- + histanai to cause to stand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hypostasis hypostasis [ hī-pŏs′tə-sĭs ] n. pl. hy•pos•ta•ses (-sēz′) A settling of solid particles in a fluid. Sediment. hypostatic congestion A condition in which the action of one gene conceals or suppresses the action of another gene that is not its allele but that affects the same part or biochemical process in an organism. Other words from hypostasis hy′po•stat′ic (hī′pə-stăt′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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