hypostasis
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
1Words Nearby hypostasis
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How to use hypostasis in a sentence
In Plotinus it is the first stage in the unfoldment of the Godhead, and is a distinct hypostasis, though not a person.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikIt is rather a potential human individual, a nature not yet developed into a person or hypostasis.
The consequences of a hypostasis of the good are no less interesting than its causes.
Winds Of Doctrine | George SantayanaThis involved, of course, its hypostasis as the metaphysical reality of supreme importance.
Creative Intelligence | John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. KallenEvil is here said to be a hypostasis in itself, and imparts evil qualities to other things.
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British Dictionary definitions for hypostasis
/ (haɪˈpɒstəsɪs) /
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)
Origin of hypostasis
1Derived forms of hypostasis
- hypostatic (ˌhaɪpəˈstætɪk) or hypostatical, adjective
- hypostatically, adverb
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