Monophysitism
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- noun
- /ˌmɒnəˈfɪzɪtɪzəm/
- Formal
- The doctrine of Monophysitism asserts that Jesus Christ has only one nature, which is divine, contradicting mainstream Christian beliefs.
Examples
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Debates about Monophysitism continue among theologians who explore its implications for understanding Christ's identity.
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After Ephesus declared that Christ was one person, some Christians took that teaching too far, concluding that He also had just one nature, a mystical blend of the human and divine (this heresy was known as Monophysitism, from the Greek words for one and nature).
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Thus, heretical Monophysitism was not allowed to hide under the cover of Cyril's phraseology.
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And if one can accept the doctrines of Monophysitism then perforce one must also re-evaluate Christian theology.
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As Rahner observed, monothelitism is never far removed from monophysitism, and monophysitism is never far removed from a Christology where humanity assumes a merely passive role in the work of salvation.
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As Rahner observed, monothelitism is never far removed from monophysitism, and monophysitism is never far removed from a Christology where humanity assumes a merely passive role in the work of salvation.
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The Council of Chalcedon condemned Monophysitism for denying the dual nature of Christ, which includes both divine and human elements.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Monophysitism = monophysite (opaque) = mono + phys + ite + ism
The word is formed regularly from monophysite + -ism, but the base term monophysite itself is specialized and not transparent for most learners.
Etymology
Monophysitism comes from Greek parts mono- meaning 'one' and physis meaning 'nature', the same phy you see in physics, which is about the natural world. So Monophysitism names the belief that Jesus had only one 'nature', a divine one, not two, divine and human.