Found 2 items, similar to Hypostasis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hypostasis hypostasis n 1: the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene [syn: epistasis] 2: the accumulation of blood in an organ 3: any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united 4: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality [also: hypostases (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hypostasis Hypostasis \Hy*pos"ta*sis\, n.; pl. Hypostases. [L., fr. Gr. ? subsistence, substance, fr. ? to stand under; ? under + ? to stand, middle voice of ? to cause to stand. See Hypo-, and Stand.] 1. That which forms the basis of anything; underlying principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated as an existing being or thing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) Substance; subsistence; essence; person; personality; -- used by the early theologians to denote any one of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. [1913 Webster] Note: The Council of Alexandria (a. d. 362) defined hypostasis as synonymous with person. --Schaff-Herzog. [1913 Webster] 3. Principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they considered as the three principles of all material bodies. [1913 Webster] 4. (Med.) That which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid; sediment. [1913 Webster]