Miaphysite

[ mahy-af-uh-sahyt, mee- ]

noun

, Theology.

1. a person who maintains that Christ has a single nature, which is at once fully human and fully divine; an adherent of Miaphysitism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Miaphysite¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from Greek mía feminine of heîs “one” + phýs(is) “nature” + -ītēs -ite ¹( def )