hypostasis

haɪˈpɑːstəsɪs

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Definition

Definition of hypostasis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

philosophy

TECH.

underlying reality or substance of something

TECH.

Philosophers debate the hypostasis of the universe.

core

essence

substance

religion

Dated

personal distinction within the Trinity in Christian theology

Dated

In Christian doctrine, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three hypostases..

entity

person

medical

TECH.

postmortem lividity or livor mortis

TECH.

Hypostasis was evident during the autopsy.

lividity

biology

TECH.

effect of one gene preventing another

TECH.

Hypostasis can complicate genetic predictions.

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Origin of hypostasis

Greek, hypo- (under) + stasis (standing)

Examples of hypostasis in a sentence

Understanding the hypostasis is key to grasping the concept.
The concept of hypostasis is complex.
Hypostasis is central to Trinitarian theology.
The pathologist noted hypostasis in the lower limbs.
Hypostasis can help determine the time of death.
Understanding hypostasis is crucial for geneticists.

Hypostasis can alter expected phenotypic outcomes.

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French:hypostase, personne, ...
German:Hypostase, Totenflecken, ...
Italian:ipostasi, persona, ...
Spanish:hipóstasis, persona, ...
Portuguese:hipóstase, pessoa, ...
Chinese:本质, 位格, ...
Japanese:本質, 位格, ...
Arabic:جَوْهَر, أقنوم, ...
Hebrew:הִיפּוֹסְטָזָה, הִיפּוֹסְטָזִיס, ...
Russian:сущность, ипостась, ...
Ukrainian:сутність, іпостась, ...
Hindi:मूलभूत वास्तविकता, त्रित्व का व्यक्तित्व, ...
Bengali:হাইপোস্ট্যাসিস, তিন ব্যক্তিত্ব, ...
Catalan:hipòstasi, distinció personal, ...
Czech:hypostaze, božská osoba Trojice, ...
Danish:hypostase, personlig skelnen, ...
Dutch:hypostase, hypostasis, ...
Greek:υπόσταση, προσωπική διάκριση, ...
Hungarian:hiposztázis, hüposztázis, ...
Khmer:សភាពពិត ឬសារធាតុមូលដ្ឋានដែលនៅពីក្រោយអ្វីមួយ, បុគ្គលភាពដាច់ដោយឡែកក្នុងព្រះត្រៃឯក, ...
Korean:본질, 위격, ...
Persian:جوهره, هیپواستازیس, ...
Polish:hipostaza, plamy opadowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):hipóstase, pessoa, ...
Romanian:ipostază, hipostază, ...
Swedish:hypostas, personlig distinktion inom treenigheten, ...
Thai:สาระสำคัญ, บุคคลในตรีเอกานุภาพ, ...
Turkish:hipostaz, teslis içindeki kişisel ayrım, ...
Vietnamese:bản chất cơ bản, ngôi vị trong Ba Ngôi, ...

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