Monophysitism
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine or partially human and partially divine. uncountable
"To claim that Jesus did not have human feelings amounts to monophysitism."
- 2 a Christian heresy of the 5th and 6th centuries that challenged the orthodox definition of the two natures (human and divine) in Jesus and instead believed there was a single divine nature wordnet
- 3 The beliefs and practices of the Oriental Orthodox Church. derogatory, sometimes, uncountable
"Aramaic was the vernacular language of Syria until it was replaced by Arabic. Syriac remained the ecclesiastical language of Monophysitism."
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of monophysitism. alt-of, historical
"Gibbon's successors had alternative suggestions, the most persistent of which has been that the Blues were supporters of religious orthodoxy and the Greens of Monophysitism."
Example
More examples"To claim that Jesus did not have human feelings amounts to monophysitism."
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μονοφυσιτισμός (monophusitismós), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), hence “belief in a single nature”.
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