Monophysite

See also: monophysite

English

Alternative forms

• monophysite

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin monophysita, from Byzantine (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μονοφυσίτης (monophusítēs), from μόνος (mónos, “single”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈnɒfɪsaɪt/

Noun

Monophysite (plural Monophysites)

1. (Christianity) A member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature, as opposed to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father.

Coordinate terms

• Monothelete

Translations

member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature

• Armenian: միաբնակ (hy) (miabnak)

  Old Armenian: միաբնակ (miabnak)

• French: monophysite (fr)
• German: Monophysit m, Monophysitin f
• Italian: monofisista
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• Portuguese: monofisista
• Russian: монофизит (ru) (monofizit)
• Spanish: monofisista
• Swedish: monofysit c

See also

• monophysitism
• Monophysitism
• Arianism
• Nestorianism