Complete Definition of "monophysitism"

English

Etymology
Greek μο�ο��δίή�, 'single nature'

Noun
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  1. Christianity A Christian heresy which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is w:Apollinarianism|apollonarianism, which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.

Synonyms
monophysism
eutychianism

Related terms
monophysite
monophysitic, monophysitical
copt
jacobite

See also
nestorianism
arianism
melchitism

Category:Heresies

ru:monophysitism

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