hypostasis

Noun
  1. The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene (synset 113516710)
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
    same as: epistasis
  2. The accumulation of blood in an organ (synset 113516616)
    is a type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process - an organic process that takes place in the body
  3. Any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united (synset 109561132)
    is a type of: almighty, creator, divine, god almighty, godhead, jehovah, lord, maker - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
    specific instances:
    • father, father-god, fatherhood - God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
    • logos, son, word - the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
    • holy ghost, holy spirit, paraclete - the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
    belongs to: blessed trinity, holy trinity, sacred trinity, trinity - the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
    same as: hypostasis of christ
  4. (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality (synset 105930500)
    referred to in: metaphysics - the philosophical study of being and knowing
    is a type of: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

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