Added 10 October 2026
monophysitism
noun
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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.
To claim that Jesus did not have human feelings amounts to monophysitism.
- The beliefs and practices of the Oriental Orthodox Church.
Origin
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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