monophysitismn.
/məˈnɒfᵻsᵻtɪz(ə)m/, /mɒnə(ʊ)fᵻˈsɪtɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /məˈnɑfəsəˌtɪz(ə)m/, /mənɑfəˈsaɪˌtɪz(ə)m/ Church History.
The belief or doctrine of Monophysites.
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1837 Pop. Encycl. V. 37/1 In 483, the Acephali..had already seceded, and formed the real strength of Monophysitism.
1899 Dublin Rev. Jan. 83 The extension of the Coptic Rite in Egypt favoured the spread of monophysitism.
1963 T. Ware Orthodox Church ii. 33 Dioscorus and Eutyches..maintained that in Christ there was not only a unity of personality but a single nature—Monophysitism.
1992 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Feb. 12/1 Newman commented on the trouble Monophysitism caused him: ‘It was difficult to make out how the Eutychians or Monophysites were heretics, unless Protestants and Anglicans were heretics also.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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