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hypostatic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /haɪpəˈstætɪk/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek ὑφίστημι (huphístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ὑποστατικός (hupostatikós)bor. Latin hypostaticusbor. English hypostatic Borrowed from Latin hypostaticus, from Ancient Greek ὑποστατικός (hupostatikós), from ὑποστατός (hupostatós). Equivalent to hypostasis + -tic.

Meanings

1. Pertaining 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. Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting.
   • hypostatic congestion, due to setting of blood by gravitation
4. Of a gene, affected by hypostasis.

Forms

Deriveds

trihypostatic · hypostatically · nonhypostatic · anhypostatic · hypostatic union

Translations (4)

la hypostaticus (relating to religious hypostasis) · grc ὑποστατικός (relating to religious hypostasis) · el υποστατικός (relating to religious hypostasis) · pl hipostatyczny (relating to religious hypostasis)