Monophysitism

Definitions of Monophysitism
  1. noun
    a Christian heresy of the 5th and 6th centuries that challenged the orthodox definition of the two natures (human and divine) in Jesus and instead believed there was a single divine nature
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    type of:
    heresy, unorthodoxy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
    theological doctrine
    the doctrine of a religious group
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