Monophysite
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- Monophysism noun
- Monophysitic adjective
- Monophysitical adjective
- Monophysitism noun
Etymology
Origin of Monophysite
First recorded in 1690–1700; from Late Latin monophysīta, from Late Greek monophysī́tēs, equivalent to Greek mono- mono- + phýs(is) “nature” + -ītēs -ite 1
Example Sentences
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The Monophysites were greatly afflicted because, after the conquest, the Mohammedans tolerated the orthodox believers as well as themselves, and were unable to appreciate the distinction between them.
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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.
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In his works he attacked the heretics of his age, particularly the Monophysites, who were also assailed by his contemporary Anastasius of Antioch.
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To the north of the Druses are the Christian Maronites, said to be the descendants of a Monophysite sect, separated from the common Christian Church after the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D.
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She fought the Monophysites, who denied that Christ had two distinct natures, human and divine.
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