theanthropic

adjective

the·​an·​throp·​ic

¦thēən¦thräpik,

-pēk

1

a

: believed to incarnate or to be a god in man

b

: being both divine and human

Jesus Christ's theanthropic nature

2

: partaking of the natures of a god and of man

—used of a sacrificial victim

Word History

Etymology

theanthropos + -ic

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