hypostasis | ||
1. | [ noun ] (religion,Christianity) any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united | |
Related terms: | Godhead Son Holy_Ghost Father Trinity | |
2. | [ noun ] (biology,genetics) the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene | |
Synonyms: | epistasis | |
Related terms: | organic_process | |
3. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) the accumulation of blood in an organ | |
Related terms: | bodily_process | |
4. | [ noun ] (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality | |
Related terms: | kernel metaphysics | |
Similar spelling: |
hypostatise hypostatize hypesthesia |