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Etymology
From ecclesiastical L. #Latin|hypostasis, from AGr. polytonic|�����α�ι� �sediment, foundation� and later �substance, existence, essence�, from polytonic|��� + polytonic|��ά�ι� �standing�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/haɪ�p�st�sɪs/
Noun
en-noun|hypostases
- philosophy Inherent reality or substance.
- theology A person, specifically the person of Christ or of another part of the Trinity.
#:*1985: What did the God who hammered the universe together have to do with virtue, redemption, the strange doctrine of hypostasis? � Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
#:*2000: As Gregory of Nyssa had explained, the three hypostases of Father, Son, and Spirit were not objective facts but simply �terms that we use� to express the way in which the �unnameable and unspeakable� divine nature (ousia) adapts itself to the limitations of our human minds. � Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 69)
- context|medicine|obsolete a sedimentary deposit, especially in urine
- genetics the effect of one gene preventing another from expressing
Translations
trans-top|inherent reality or substance
Romanian: esenţ� f
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trans-top|sedimentary deposit
Romanian: hipostaz� f
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ttbc|French: hypostase f
ttbc|Greek: ��ο��α�ι� f
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