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Dyophysite
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dyophysite
English
en Monophysite, Dyophysite, miaphysite
Etymology
From ecclesiastical en grc δυοφυσῖται, from grc δύο two + grc φύσις nature.
Pronunciation
en /dʌɪˈɒfəzʌɪt/ UK
Noun
en theology Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
en 2009 w:Diarmaid MacCulloch A History of Christianity 247 Penguin 2010 Monasteries among the Dyophysites were strengthened through the military success of the Sassanian Shah Khusrau II in areas of the Byzantine Empire along the eastern Mediterranean.
Antonyms
en Miaphysite, en Monophysite
Derived terms
en Dyophysitic Dyophysitism
Translations
someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ
Armenian: hy երկաբնակ
French: fr dyophysite m