hypostasis
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hypostasis /hʌɪˈpɒstəsɪs/
▶noun (pl. hypostases /-siːz/)
- 1 Medicine the accumulation of fluid or blood in parts of the body or organs, as occurs in cases of poor circulation or after death.
- 2 Philosophy an underlying reality or substance.
- 3 Theology each of the three persons of the Trinity.
■ the single person of Christ, as contrasted with his dual human and divine nature.
– origin C16: via eccles. L. from Gk hupostasis ‘essence’.
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