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Hypostasis

nounid 70500·updated May 18, 2026
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any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united

polysemous

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synonym
epistasishypostasis of Christ
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Hypostasises
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Hypostasis's
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Hypostasises'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
§2
any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
§3
the accumulation of blood in an organ
§4
the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

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