Monophysite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Monophysite
       adj : of or relating to Monophysitism [syn: {Monophysitic}]
       n : an adherent of Monophysitism