Meaning of hypostasis in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /haɪˈpɑstəsəs/

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  1. Noun

    hypostasis

    Etymology

    early 16th century (in theological use): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hupostasis‘sediment’, later ‘essence, substance’, from hupo‘under’ + stasis‘standing’

    Definitions

    1. the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
  2. 2. the accumulation of blood in an organ
  3. 3. any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
  4. 4. (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality

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