Synonyms: hypostasis
Definition: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
Similar words: gist, heart, heart and soul, nub, nitty-gritty, essence, core, centre, center, pith, meat, inwardness, kernel, marrow, substance, sum
Definition: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Usage: the gist of the prosecutor's argument; the heart and soul of the Republican Party; the nub of the story
Synonyms: hypostasis, hypostasis of Christ
Definition: any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
Similar words: Creator, Divine, Jehovah, Maker, Lord, Almighty, God Almighty, Godhead
Definition: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Synonyms: hypostasis
Definition: the accumulation of blood in an organ
Similar words: bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity
Definition: an organic process that takes place in the body
Usage: respiratory activity
Synonyms: hypostasis, epistasis
Definition: the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
Similar words: organic process, biological process
Definition: a process occurring in living organisms