hypostatic

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/haɪpəˈstætɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.

“hypostatic congestion, due to setting of blood by gravitation”

OriginLatin hypostaticus ← Ancient Greek ὑποστατικός (hupostatikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

adjectivehypostatic (comparative more hypostatic, superlative most hypostatic)

comparative more hypostatic · superlative most hypostatic

  1. lifestylePertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.

    1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, "A Præface Introductory" The grand doctrine of the chymists, touching their three hypostatical principles.

  2. Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances.

    The hypostatic union, as it is called, the perfect and complete union of two whole and perfect natures in the person of Jesus Christ, underlies this apparent paradox

    1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed
  3. medicinePertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting.

    hypostatic congestion, due to setting of blood by gravitation

  4. biologyOf a gene, affected by hypostasis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  7. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  8. Ancient Greekὑφίστημι (huphístēmi)
  9. Ancient Greekὑπόστασις (hupóstasis)
  10. Ancient Greekὑποστατικός (hupostatikós)
  11. Latinhypostaticus
  12. Englishhypostatic

Borrowed from Latin hypostaticus, from Ancient Greek ὑποστατικός (hupostatikós), from ὑποστατός (hupostatós). Equivalent to hypostasis + -tic.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὑποστατικός
  • ὑποστατικός (hupostatikós)relating to religious hypostasis
Greek υποστατικός
  • υποστατικός (ypostatikós)relating to religious hypostasis
Latin hypostaticus
  • hypostaticusrelating to religious hypostasis
Polish hipostatyczny
  • hipostatycznyrelating to religious hypostasis
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