Definition of Monophysites. Meaning of Monophysites. Synonyms of Monophysites

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Definition of Monophysites

Monophysite
Monophysite Mo*noph"y*site, n. [Gr. ?; ? single + ? nature: cf. F. monophysite.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature. Also used adjectively.

Meaning of Monophysites from wikipedia

- called verbal monophysites, Eutychianists are called real or ontological monophysites, and their teaching is "an extreme form of the monophysite heresy that...
- Churches reject the label "monophysite". Coptic Metropolitan Bishop of Damiette declared it a misnomer to call them monophysites, for "they always confessed...
- 630 Holy and God-bearing Fathers of the 4th ... Summoned against the Monophysites Eftyches and Dioskoros" was composed in the middle of the 14th century...
- empress Theodora sympathized with the Monophysites and is said to have been a constant source of pro-Monophysite intrigues at the court in Constantinople...
- held fast to the beliefs of the Council of Chalcedon in 451. When the Monophysites of Antioch slew 350 monks, the Maronites sought refuge in the mountains...
- Chalcedonian Christians have referred to the Oriental Orthodox as being monophysites—that is to say, accusing them of following the teachings of Eutyches...
- did not approve the Chalcedonian Council were later accused of being "Monophysites" and are nowadays known as "Oriental Orthodox," a phrase that today applies...
- questions of identity, and the dispute between the orthodox and the monophysites became the cause of serious disorder, expressed through allegiance to...
- tried to repair the schism in the Christian church in regard to the Monophysites, by promoting a compromise doctrine called monothelitism. The Church...
- po****tion of Damascus remained mostly Christian—Eastern Orthodox and Monophysite—with a growing community of Muslims from Mecca, Medina, and the Syrian...