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Monophysite definition

Mo·nophy·site (mō näf′ə sīt′, mə-)

noun

an adherent of an originally 4th- and 5th-cent. theory asserting the existence of only one nature (divine or divine-human) in Christ and opposing the orthodox doctrine of the existence of two distinct natures (one wholly divine, the other wholly human) in the one person of Christ

Etymology: LGr(Ec) monophysitēs < Gr monos, single (see mono-) + physis, nature (see physic)

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