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Monophysite
[ muh-nof-uh-sahyt ]
noun
, Theology.
- a person who maintains that Christ has one, wholly divine nature, or in certain interpretations that this one divine nature is inclusive of Christ’s subordinate humanity; an adherent of Monophysitism.
Monophysite
/ ˌmɒnəʊfɪˈsɪtɪk; mɒˈnɒfɪˌsaɪt /
noun
- a person who holds that there is only one nature in the person of Christ, which is primarily divine with human attributes
adjective
- of or relating to this belief
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Derived Forms
- Moˈnophyˌsitism, noun
- Monophysitic, adjective
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Other Words From
- Mo·noph·y·sit·ic [m, uh, -nof-, uh, -, sit, -ik], Mo·noph·y·sit·i·cal adjective
- Mo·noph·y·sit·ism Mo·noph·y·sism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Monophysite1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Monophysite1
C17: via Church Latin from Late Greek, from mono- + phusis nature
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Example Sentences
Thus while John is an adherent of Chalcedon and a dyothelite, the drift of his teaching is in the monophysite direction.
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I had no longer a distinctive plea for Anglicanism, unless I would be a Monophysite.
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I had no more a distinctive plea for Anglicanism, unless I would be a Monophysite.
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The translator was one David called the Invincible, who also wrote monophysite tracts.
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He worked upon the emperor's mind in favour of the Monophysite pretender.
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