monophysite meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

Monophysite

nounalso spelled Monophysite

/məˈnɒfɪsaɪt/

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

Christianity 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.

Christianity Derogatory A member of the Oriental Orthodox Church.

Derived terms: Monophysite Acephali
Related terms: monophysitism, Monophysitism, Arianism, Nestorianism
Coordinate terms: Monothelete

monophysite

adj

Describing the beliefs of a Μonophysite.

It followed that however orthodox the Emperor might desire to be, he was forced, if he was a wise man, to take account of the strong bodies of monophysite opinion, which were to be found in Constantinople, in Mesopotamia, in Syria and in Egypt.1957, H. A. L. Fisher, A history of Europe, Edward Arnold publishers, page 135: