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Monophysite

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Mo•noph•y•site (mə nof′ə sīt′),USA pronunciation n. [Theol.]

Religiona person who maintains that Christ has one nature, partly divine and partly human. Cf. Dyophysite.

Late Greek monophysí̄tēs, equivalent. to Greek mono- mono- + phýs(is) nature + -ītēs -ite¹
Late Latin monophysīta
1690–1700;

Mo•noph′y•sit′ism, Mo•noph′y•sism, n.

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Monophysite /mɒˈnɒfɪˌsaɪt/ n

a person who holds that there is only one nature in the person of Christ, which is primarily divine with human attributes

Etymology: 17th Century: via Church Latin from Late Greek, from mono- + phusis natureMonophysitic /ˌmɒnəʊfɪˈsɪtɪk/ adj

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Armenian Church - Dyophysite

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