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Hypostasis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united

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(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality

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the accumulation of blood in an organ

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the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

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Variants

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epistasishypostasis of Christ
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Hypostasises
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Hypostasis's
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Hypostasises'