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HYPOSTASIS OF CHRIST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united

Synonyms:

hypostasis; hypostasis of Christ

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hypostasis of Christ" is a kind of...):

Almighty; Creator; Divine; God Almighty; Godhead; Jehovah; Lord; Maker (terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God)

Instance hyponyms:

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)

Holonyms ("hypostasis of Christ" is a member of...):

Blessed Trinity; Holy Trinity; Sacred Trinity; Trinity (the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead)

Credits