- hypostasis, epistasis - the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
--1 is a kind of organic process, biological process
- hypostasis - the accumulation of blood in an organ
--2 is a kind of bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
- hypostasis - 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 is a kind of Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah
--3 is a member of Trinity, Holy Trinity, Blessed Trinity, Sacred Trinity
--3 has particulars:Father, Father-God, Fatherhood; Son, Word, Logos; Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit - hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
--4 is a kind of kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
Derived form: verb hypostatize1 - hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united