hypostasis
Meaning of hypostasis
- the accumulation of fluid or blood in the lower parts of the body or organs under the influence of gravity, as occurs in cases of poor circulation or after death.
- an underlying reality or substance, as opposed to attributes or to that which lacks substance.
- (in Trinitarian doctrine) each of the three persons of the Trinity, as contrasted with the unity of the Godhead.
early 16th century (in theological use): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hupostasis ‘sediment’, later ‘essence, substance’, from hupo ‘under’ + stasis ‘standing’.
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Hyphenation of hypostasis
hy-posta-sis
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- hypostasis is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
hypostasis synonyms
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