hypostasis Synonyms & Antonyms
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Hypostasis as a Noun
A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine.
The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his ‘nature(s)’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’).
the hypostases of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
The underlying reality or substance of something. A relationship between a name and a known quantity, as a cultural personification (i.e. objectification with personality) of an entity or quality. Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality.
A relationship between a name and a known quantity, as a cultural personification (i.e. objectification with personality) of an entity or quality.
Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality.
The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing.
Postmortem lividity.
Hypostasis in a Sentence
the hypostases of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Word Forms & Grammar
hypostasis (countable and uncountable, plural hypostases or hypostaseis)
Origin of Hypostasis
From Ecclesiastical Latin hypostasis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis, “sediment, foundation; substance, existence, essence”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + στάσις (stásis, “standing”). Morphologically hypo- + -stasis.
Hypostasis at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /haɪˈpɒstəsɪs/ |
| Meaning | A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine |
| Plural | hypostases |