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Monophysite
[ muh-nof-uh-sahyt ]
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- ѴˈԴDZˌپ, noun
- Monophysitic, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ѵ·ԴDZ··· [m, uh, -nof-, uh, -, sit, -ik], Ѵ·ԴDZ···· adjective
- Ѵ·ԴDZ··· Ѵ·ԴDZ·· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Monophysite1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Monophysite1
Example Sentences
The Monophysites were greatly afflicted because, after the conquest, the Mohammedans tolerated the orthodox believers as well as themselves, and were unable to appreciate the distinction between them.
Monophysite, mō-nof′i-sīt, n. one who holds that Christ had but one composite nature, instead of the orthodox doctrine that He united two complete natures without confusion or mutation in one person.—adj.
He was the originator of the Monophysite heresy which denied the existence of the two natures, the Divine and human, in the Incarnate Son.
In his works he attacked the heretics of his age, particularly the Monophysites, who were also assailed by his contemporary Anastasius of Antioch.
Most certainly not; for this was the heresy of the Monophysites: that in Christ there is only one nature resulting from the union of the human nature with the Divine.
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