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Monophysite

Pronunciation: /məˈnɒfɪsaɪt/

The English word “Monophysite” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of a Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature, as opposed to the Chalcedonian view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father.
  2. A member of the Oriental Orthodox Church.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin monophysita, from Byzantine Greek μονοφυσίτης (monophusítēs), from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “single”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).

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