hy|pos|ta|sis

hy|pos|ta|sis
hy|pos|ta|sis «hy POS tuh sihs, hih-», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
1. Philosophy. the essential part of anything; substance; essence.
2. Theology. a) the essential nature of God, the divine essence, possessed also by the persons of the Trinity. b) one of the persons of the Trinity, partaking of or possessing this nature and essence. c) the one entire personality or nature of Christ as distinguished from his two natures, human and divine: »

That two natures could be concentred into one hypostasis or person (Jeremy Taylor).

3. Medicine. a) the settling of blood or fluid in the dependent organs of the body. b) a sediment or deposit, especially in the urine.
╂[< Late Latin hypostasis < Greek hypóstasis essence, groundwork < hypo- underneath + stásis a standing, position < histánai to stand]

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