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məˈnɒf əˌsaɪtmono·physite

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Monophysiteadjective

    an adherent of Monophysitism

  2. Monophysite, Monophysiticadjective

    of or relating to Monophysitism

Wiktionary

  1. Monophysitenoun

    Describing the beliefs of a onophysite.

  2. Monophysitenoun

    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.

  3. Etymology: From monophysita, from Byzantine, from +.

Wikipedia

  1. monophysite

    Monophysitism ( or ) or monophysism () is a Christological term derived from the Greek μόνος (monos, "alone, solitary") and φύσις (physis, a word that has many meanings but in this context means "nature"). It is defined as "a doctrine that in the person of the incarnated Word (that is, in Jesus Christ) there was only one nature—the divine".

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  1. monophysite

    Monophysite is a term used to describe a particular Christian doctrine or those who follow it, which asserts that Jesus Christ has only one nature, blending the divine and human, as opposed to the orthodox Christian belief in two distinct natures, divine and human, coexisting in one person. The Monophysite doctrine emerged after the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD and is primarily associated with Oriental Orthodox churches.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Monophysitenoun

    one of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature. Also used adjectively

  2. Etymology: [Gr. ; mo`nos single + nature: cf. F. monophysite.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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. Monophysit′ical.—n. Monophysit′ism. [Gr. monos, alone, physis, nature.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of monophysite in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of monophysite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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