Dictionary

Monophysite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /məˈnɒfɪsaɪt/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin monophysita, from Byzantine Greek μονοφυσίτης (monophusítēs), from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “single”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).

Meanings

1. A member of a Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature, as opposed to the Chalcedonian view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father.
2. (derogatory) A member of the Oriental Orthodox Church.

Forms

Coordinates

Monothelete

Deriveds

Monophysite Acephali

Relateds

Nestorianism · Arianism · monophysitism · Monophysitism

Translations (19)

ro monofizită (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · ru монофизит (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · bg монофизит (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · de Monophysit (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · el μονοφυσίτης (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · de Monophysitin (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · rup munufisit (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · es monofisista (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · sv monofysit (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · fr monophysite (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · xcl միաբնակ (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · rup munufisitã (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · ca monofisita (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · pt monofisista (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · ro monofizit (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · hy միաբնակ (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · it monofisista (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · el μονοφυσίτισσα (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) · cy Monoffysiad (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature)