monophysite
/məˈnɒfɪsaɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Monophysite.
adj
Describing the beliefs of a Μonophysite.
Example Sentences
- "Christianity had already established itself in Arabia. In Yemen, the city of Nagrân had become the seat of a Christian bishopric, and some of the more important tribes, like Kindeh and Ghassân, had embraced Christianity, which was also the religion of most of the Arabs of Syria. But it had not penetrated deeply into their hearts, and its miracles, its doctrine of the Trinity, and the subtle disputes of monophysites and monothelites were absolutely incomprehensible to them."
- "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."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin monophysita, from Byzantine Greek μονοφυσίτης (monophusítēs), from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “single”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: monophysita, μονοφυσίτης, μόνος