hypostatic

or hy·po·stat·i·cal

[ hahy-puh-stat-ik or hahy-puh-stat-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈstæt ɪk or ˌhaɪ pəˈstæt ɪ kəl /

adjective

of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.

Theology. pertaining to or constituting a distinct personal being or substance.

Medicine/Medical. being in a condition of hypostasis.

Genetics. (of a nonallelic gene) masked by another gene.

Nearby words

Origin of hypostatic

1670–80; < Greek hypostatikós pertaining to substance, equivalent to hypostat(ós) placed under, giving support (hypo- hypo- + sta- stand + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ikos -ic

Related formshy·po·stat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·hy·po·stat·ic, adjectivenon·hy·po·stat·i·cal, adjectivenon·hy·po·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Examples from the Web for hypostatic

For, in the first place, the very nature of the hypostatic moment makes him such.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various
How can the Good beget a hypostatic form of existence, which would be good in form?
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)
God effects the hypostatic moment, and makes the Theanthropos the centre of the cosmos, and of the best part of the cosmos—men.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various
Now, the church answers the problem by laying down the first moment of the external action of God, the hypostatic moment.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various

The fatal issue is often hastened by the onset of hypostatic pneumonia.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles