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hypostasis vs gist

gist vs hypostasis

hypostasis and gist both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hypostasis Yes No No No
gist Yes No No No
As nouns, gist is a hypernym of hypostasis; that is, gist is a word with a broader meaning than hypostasis:
  • hypostasis: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
  • gist: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Other hypernyms of hypostasis include center, centre, core, essence, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.
hypostasis (noun) gist (noun)
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
the accumulation of blood in an organ
the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
Difference between hypostasis and gist

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