Monophysite

Mo·noph·y·site

noun \mə-ˈnä-fə-ˌsīt\

Definition of MONOPHYSITE

: one holding the doctrine that Christ has a single inseparable nature that is at once divine and human rather than having two distinct but unified natures

— Monophysite or Mo·noph·y·sit·ic \-ˌnä-fə-ˈsi-tik\ adjective

— Mo·noph·y·sit·ism \-ˈnä-fə-ˌsī-ˌti-zəm\ noun

Origin of MONOPHYSITE

Medieval Latin Monophysita, from Middle Greek Monophysitēs, from Greek mon- + physis nature — more at physics

First Known Use: 1698