what does hypostasis mean?
HYPOSTASIS as NOUN
- Meaning
- (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
Hypernyms(s) hypostasis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
Hypernyms(s) hypostasis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the accumulation of blood in an organ
Hypernyms(s) hypostasis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) hypostasis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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