Definition of hypostasis in English:

hypostasis

noun hʌɪˈpɒstəsɪshaɪˈpɑstəsəs

1Medicine
mass noun The accumulation of fluid or blood in the lower parts of the body or organs under the influence of gravity, as occurs in cases of poor circulation or after death.
〔医〕（血液）坠积
2Philosophy
An underlying reality or substance, as opposed to attributes or to that which lacks substance.
〔哲〕本质，实体（与属性或非实体相对）
Example sentencesExamples
- As an aesthetic criterion of evaluation, this requirement ties the success or failure of the object to a form of hypostasis.
- Adequate doctrine must put essence and hypostasis on the same level of reality and importance.
- And indeed by referring to those situations, Levinas wants to detect the specific features of an hypostasis opposed to all ek-stasis.
- It is true that in popular fashion we can say of a commodity that ‘a lot of work has gone into it.’
- The use of multiple voice-overs, often indistinguishable, replaces the hierarchy of hypostases with the equality of beings.
3Theology
(in Trinitarian doctrine) each of the three persons of the Trinity, as contrasted with the unity of the Godhead.
〔神学〕（三位一体教义用语）三位一体之一（与神性的统一性相对）
Example sentencesExamples
- For he is the image not of the will nor of anything else except the actual hypostasis of the Father.
- If so, the consequence is that the hypostases, Father, Son and Spirit, do become inner relations.
- The essence of the Trinity is the self-revelation of the Father through the revealing hypostases of Word and Spirit.
- The mystical fathers of the church also teach of what can be called a fourth type of icon-the hypostasis of God, the image of His being.
- The grace of God in the Logos is the means by which the human soul comes to a contemplation of the divine hypostases.
1. 3.1 The single person of Christ, as contrasted with his dual human and divine nature.
  〔神学〕基督人格，基督位格（与基督人神两性相对）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Their closeness to God is such that he could bind himself with this nature to a hypostasis and so himself give honor to this mortal flesh.
  It is his divine hypostasis itself that thus shares in death, for it is the hypostasis of his human nature indissolubly united with the divine.

Origin

Early 16th century (in theological use): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hupostasis 'sediment', later 'essence, substance', from hupo 'under' + stasis 'standing'.

Rhymes

iconostasis

Definition of hypostasis in US English:

hypostasis

nounhīˈpästəsəshaɪˈpɑstəsəs

1Medicine
The accumulation of fluid or blood in the lower parts of the body or organs under the influence of gravity, as occurs in cases of poor circulation or after death.
〔医〕（血液）坠积
2Philosophy
An underlying reality or substance, as opposed to attributes or to that which lacks substance.
〔哲〕本质，实体（与属性或非实体相对）
Example sentencesExamples
- It is true that in popular fashion we can say of a commodity that ‘a lot of work has gone into it.’
- Adequate doctrine must put essence and hypostasis on the same level of reality and importance.
- And indeed by referring to those situations, Levinas wants to detect the specific features of an hypostasis opposed to all ek-stasis.
- The use of multiple voice-overs, often indistinguishable, replaces the hierarchy of hypostases with the equality of beings.
- As an aesthetic criterion of evaluation, this requirement ties the success or failure of the object to a form of hypostasis.
3Theology
(in Trinitarian doctrine) each of the three persons of the Trinity, as contrasted with the unity of the Godhead.
〔神学〕（三位一体教义用语）三位一体之一（与神性的统一性相对）
Example sentencesExamples
- The mystical fathers of the church also teach of what can be called a fourth type of icon-the hypostasis of God, the image of His being.
- For he is the image not of the will nor of anything else except the actual hypostasis of the Father.
- The grace of God in the Logos is the means by which the human soul comes to a contemplation of the divine hypostases.
- The essence of the Trinity is the self-revelation of the Father through the revealing hypostases of Word and Spirit.
- If so, the consequence is that the hypostases, Father, Son and Spirit, do become inner relations.
1. 3.1 The single person of Christ, as contrasted with his dual human and divine nature.
  〔神学〕基督人格，基督位格（与基督人神两性相对）
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is his divine hypostasis itself that thus shares in death, for it is the hypostasis of his human nature indissolubly united with the divine.
  Their closeness to God is such that he could bind himself with this nature to a hypostasis and so himself give honor to this mortal flesh.

Origin

Early 16th century (in theological use): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hupostasis ‘sediment’, later ‘essence, substance’, from hupo ‘under’ + stasis ‘standing’.

词汇	hypostasis
释义	Definition of hypostasis in English: hypostasis noun hʌɪˈpɒstəsɪshaɪˈpɑstəsəs 1Medicine mass noun The accumulation of fluid or blood in the lower parts of the body or organs under the influence of gravity, as occurs in cases of poor circulation or after death. 〔医〕（血液）坠积 2Philosophy An underlying reality or substance, as opposed to attributes or to that which lacks substance. 〔哲〕本质，实体（与属性或非实体相对） Example sentencesExamples As an aesthetic criterion of evaluation, this requirement ties the success or failure of the object to a form of hypostasis. Adequate doctrine must put essence and hypostasis on the same level of reality and importance. And indeed by referring to those situations, Levinas wants to detect the specific features of an hypostasis opposed to all ek-stasis. It is true that in popular fashion we can say of a commodity that ‘a lot of work has gone into it.’ The use of multiple voice-overs, often indistinguishable, replaces the hierarchy of hypostases with the equality of beings. 3Theology (in Trinitarian doctrine) each of the three persons of the Trinity, as contrasted with the unity of the Godhead. 〔神学〕（三位一体教义用语）三位一体之一（与神性的统一性相对） Example sentencesExamples For he is the image not of the will nor of anything else except the actual hypostasis of the Father. If so, the consequence is that the hypostases, Father, Son and Spirit, do become inner relations. The essence of the Trinity is the self-revelation of the Father through the revealing hypostases of Word and Spirit. The mystical fathers of the church also teach of what can be called a fourth type of icon-the hypostasis of God, the image of His being. The grace of God in the Logos is the means by which the human soul comes to a contemplation of the divine hypostases. 3.1 The single person of Christ, as contrasted with his dual human and divine nature. 〔神学〕基督人格，基督位格（与基督人神两性相对） Example sentencesExamples Their closeness to God is such that he could bind himself with this nature to a hypostasis and so himself give honor to this mortal flesh. It is his divine hypostasis itself that thus shares in death, for it is the hypostasis of his human nature indissolubly united with the divine. Origin Early 16th century (in theological use): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hupostasis 'sediment', later 'essence, substance', from hupo 'under' + stasis 'standing'. Rhymes iconostasis Definition of hypostasis in US English: hypostasis nounhīˈpästəsəshaɪˈpɑstəsəs 1Medicine The accumulation of fluid or blood in the lower parts of the body or organs under the influence of gravity, as occurs in cases of poor circulation or after death. 〔医〕（血液）坠积 2Philosophy An underlying reality or substance, as opposed to attributes or to that which lacks substance. 〔哲〕本质，实体（与属性或非实体相对） Example sentencesExamples It is true that in popular fashion we can say of a commodity that ‘a lot of work has gone into it.’ Adequate doctrine must put essence and hypostasis on the same level of reality and importance. And indeed by referring to those situations, Levinas wants to detect the specific features of an hypostasis opposed to all ek-stasis. The use of multiple voice-overs, often indistinguishable, replaces the hierarchy of hypostases with the equality of beings. As an aesthetic criterion of evaluation, this requirement ties the success or failure of the object to a form of hypostasis. 3Theology (in Trinitarian doctrine) each of the three persons of the Trinity, as contrasted with the unity of the Godhead. 〔神学〕（三位一体教义用语）三位一体之一（与神性的统一性相对） Example sentencesExamples The mystical fathers of the church also teach of what can be called a fourth type of icon-the hypostasis of God, the image of His being. For he is the image not of the will nor of anything else except the actual hypostasis of the Father. The grace of God in the Logos is the means by which the human soul comes to a contemplation of the divine hypostases. The essence of the Trinity is the self-revelation of the Father through the revealing hypostases of Word and Spirit. If so, the consequence is that the hypostases, Father, Son and Spirit, do become inner relations. 3.1 The single person of Christ, as contrasted with his dual human and divine nature. 〔神学〕基督人格，基督位格（与基督人神两性相对） Example sentencesExamples It is his divine hypostasis itself that thus shares in death, for it is the hypostasis of his human nature indissolubly united with the divine. Their closeness to God is such that he could bind himself with this nature to a hypostasis and so himself give honor to this mortal flesh. Origin Early 16th century (in theological use): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek hupostasis ‘sediment’, later ‘essence, substance’, from hupo ‘under’ + stasis ‘standing’.
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