hypostasis

hy·pos·ta·sis  (h-pst-ss)

n. pl. hy·pos·ta·ses (-sz)

1. Philosophy The substance, essence, or underlying reality.

2. Christianity

a. Any of the persons of the Trinity.

b. The essential person of Jesus in which his human and divine natures are united.

3. Something that has been hypostatized.

4.

a. A settling of solid particles in a fluid.

b. Something that settles to the bottom of a fluid; sediment.

5. Medicine The settling of blood in the lower part of an organ or the body as a result of decreased blood flow.

6. Genetics 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.

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[Late Latin, from Greek hupostasis : hupo-, hypo- + stasis, a standing; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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hypo·static (hp-sttk), hypo·stati·cal adj.

hypo·stati·cal·ly adv.

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hypostasis

1. the unique nature of the Godhead and hence the Holy Trinity.
2. any of the three parts of the Holy Trinity.
3. the personality of Christ separate from his dual nature, human and divine. — hypostatic, hypostatical, adj.

See also: Theology

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a deposit or sediment, particularly a settling of blood in lower parts of the body as a result of a slowing down in the circulation. — hypostatic, hypostatical, adj.

See also: Blood and Blood Vessels

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the essential substance or underlying nature or principle of a thing. — hypostatic, hypostatical, adj.

See also: Philosophy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hypostasis - the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene epistasis biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	2.	hypostasis - the accumulation of blood in an organ bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
	3.	hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united hypostasis of Christ Almighty, Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Godhead, Lord, Maker, Jehovah - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity, Sacred Trinity, Trinity - the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
	4.	hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, gist, kernel, nub, meat, core, sum, marrow, heart, center, centre - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" metaphysics - the philosophical study of being and knowing