Monophysite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Monophysite in British English:
UK [məˈnɔfiˌsait]
How to pronounce Monophysite in American English:
US [məˈnɑfəˌsaɪt]
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- Noun:
- an adherent of Monophysitism
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Monophysitism
Word Origin
- Monophysite
- 1690s, from Church Latin Monophysita, from Greek monophysites, from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + physis "nature" (see physics). Christian (regarded in the West as a heretic) who believes there is only one nature in the person of Jesus Christ. Now comprising Coptic, Armenian, Abyssinian and Jacobite churches.
Example
- 1. Its theology was monophysite , giving prominence to the unity of christ at the expense of the human element .