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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Byzantine Greek μονοφυσιτισμός (monophusitismós), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), hence “belief in a single nature”. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gkm|μονοφυσιτισμός}} Byzantine Greek μονοφυσιτισμός (monophusitismós), {{m|grc|μόνος||only one}} μόνος (mónos, “only one”), {{m|grc|φύσις||nature}} φύσις (phúsis, “nature”), {{m|grc|-ισμός||-ism}} -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} monophysitism (uncountable)
  1. (Christianity) A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine or partially human and partially divine. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: monophysism Translations (Christian doctrine claiming a single nature of Jesus Christ): monofisisme [masculine] (Catalan), 基督一性論 (Chinese Mandarin), 基督一性论 (Jīdū yīxìnglùn) (Chinese Mandarin), monophysisme (French), Monophysitismus [masculine] (German), μονοφυσιτισμός (monofysitismós) [masculine] (Greek), monofisitisme (Indonesian), monofisismo [masculine] (Italian), 単性説 (tanseisetsu) (alt: たんせいせつ) (Japanese), 単性論 (tanseiron) (alt: たんせいろん) (Japanese), monofizytyzm [masculine] (Polish), monofisismo [masculine] (Portuguese), monofizitism [neuter] (Romanian), monofizism [neuter] (Romanian), monofysitism [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-monophysitism-en-noun-608MZ0w5 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'Christian doctrine claiming a single nature of Jesus Christ': 82 18
  2. (Christianity, sometimes derogatory) The beliefs and practices of the Oriental Orthodox Church. Tags: derogatory, sometimes, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-monophysitism-en-noun-hTojRuPj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Monophysitism [especially, historical] Hyponyms: Apollinarianism, Eutychianism Related terms: monophysite, monophysitic, monophysitical, Arianism, Melkitism, Nestorianism Coordinate_terms: Dyophysitism, Miaphysitism

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