What does Hypostasis mean?
Definitions for Hypostasis
haɪˈpɒs tə sɪs, hɪ-; -ˌsizhy·posta·sis
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Princeton's WordNet
hypostasis, epistasisnoun
the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
hypostasisnoun
the accumulation of blood in an organ
hypostasis, hypostasis of Christnoun
any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
hypostasisnoun
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
Wiktionary
hypostasisnoun
A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine.
hypostasisnoun
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 (comprising a single 'essence').
hypostasisnoun
The underlying reality or substance of something.
hypostasisnoun
The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing.
Etymology: From ecclesiastical hypostasis, from ὑπόστασις, from ὑπό + στάσις.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HYPOSTASISnoun
Etymology: hypostase, French; ὑϖόστασις.
The oneness of our Lord Jesus Christ, referring to the several hypostases in the one eternal, indivisible, divine nature, and the eternity of the Son’s generation, and his co-eternity and consubstantiality with the Father, are assertions equivalent to those before comprised in the ancient more simple article. Henry Hammond, on Fundamentals.
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hypostasis
Hypostasis is a complex term with different meanings in various fields. Generally, it refers to an underlying reality or fundamental substance. 1. In Philosophy and Metaphysics: It's used to describe the underlying substance or essence of an entity or its basic, fundamental nature. 2. In Theology, particularly in Christian thought, it refers to one of the three persons of the Holy Trinity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, each being a hypostasis of the Divine essence. 3. In Medicine: Hypostasis can refer to the pooling of fluids in the lower (dependent) parts of the body or an organ under the influence of gravity following death or prolonged immobility. 4. In Genetics: It can refer to the interaction of genes wherein the expression of one gene is affected by the non-expression of another. Please remember that the term's usage and interpretation may vary, often corresponding to the specific contexts in which it is applied.
Webster Dictionary
Hypostasisnoun
that which forms the basis of anything; underlying principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated as an existing being or thing
Hypostasisnoun
substance; subsistence; essence; person; personality; -- used by the early theologians to denote any one of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Hypostasisnoun
principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they considered as the three principles of all material bodies
Hypostasisnoun
that which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid; sediment
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. subsistence, substance, fr. to stand under; under + to stand, middle voice of to cause to stand. See Hypo-, and Stand.]
Wikidata
Hypostasis
The concept of hypostasis as the shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities has been used in a number of religious and intellectual settings. The word hypostasis means underlying state or underlying substance, and is the fundamental reality that supports all else. In Neoplatonism the hypostasis of the Soul, Spirit and the One was addressed by Plotinus. In Christian theology, a hypostasis or person is one of the three elements of the Holy Trinity.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hypostasis
hī-pos′ta-sis, n. a substance: the essence or real personal subsistence or substance of each of the three divisions of the Godhead.—adjs. Hypostat′ic, -al.—adv. Hypostat′ically.—v.t. Hypos′tatīse. [L.,—Gr. hypostasis—hyphistēmi—hypo, under, histēmi, I make to stand.]
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The numerical value of Hypostasis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
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The numerical value of Hypostasis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- الأقنومArabic
- υπόστασηGreek
- hipóstasisSpanish
- hypostaseFrench
- hiposztázisHungarian
- HipóstasePortuguese
- hipostază, esențăRomanian
- hipostazaSerbo-Croatian
- hipostazTurkish
- 本體論Chinese
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