Hypostasis Definition & Meaning
hypostasis
- noun
- the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
- the accumulation of blood in an organ
- any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
- (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
Words that rhyme with hypostasis
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