Mo|noph|y|site

Mo|noph|y|site
Mo|noph|y|site «muh NOF uh syt», noun.
a person who believes that Christ has but one nature, or a single composite nature that is both divine and human: »

The Coptic Church in Egypt…has been an independent Monophysite Church since the fifth century (London Times).

[< Late Latin Monophysīta < Late Greek Monophysēs a believer in the “one nature” < Greek mónos one + phýsis nature]

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  • site — am·mo·ni·o·ja·ro·site; am·o·site; an·a·bo·hit·site; an·da·lu·site; an·de·site; an·gle·site; an·or·tho·site; ap·po·site; ap·po·site·ly; ap·po·site·ness; ar·se·no·cla·site; au·to·site; cen·o·site; cen·tral·la·site; ce·rus·site; cham·o·site;… …   English syllables

  • Noph — or Moph was the Hebrew name for the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, which stood on the Nile near the site of modern day Cairo. It is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible (Isaiah 19:13; Jeremiah 2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19; Ezekiel. 30:13, 16) …   Wikipedia

  • monophysite — mo·noph·y·site …   English syllables

  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

  • Monophysite — Mo•noph•y•site [[t]məˈnɒf əˌsaɪt[/t]] n. rel a person who maintains that Christ has one nature, partly divine and partly human • Etymology: 1690–1700; < LL monophysīta < LGk monophysitēs= Gk mono mono +phýs(is) nature + ītēs ite I Mo•noph… …   From formal English to slang

  • Monophysite — Mo*noph y*site, n. [Gr. ?; mo nos 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; …   English syllables

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