Noun: hypostasis (hypostases) hI'pós-tu-sis
- The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
"hypostasis can complicate genetic studies of inherited traits";
- epistasis
- The accumulation of blood in an organ
"The hypostasis in the patient's lungs was a result of prolonged bed rest"
- Any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
"Theologians debated the nature of the hypostasis of Christ";
- hypostasis of Christ
- (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
"The philosopher argued that consciousness was the hypostasis of human existence"
Derived forms: hypostases
Type of: activity, Almighty, biological process, bodily function, bodily process, body process, center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], core, Creator, Divine, essence, gist, God Almighty, Godhead, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, Jehovah, kernel, Lord, Maker, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty [informal], nub, organic process, pith, substance, sum
Part of: Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity, Sacred Trinity, Trinity
Encyclopedia: Hypostasis