monophysite

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von monophysite im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Describing the beliefs of a Μonophysite; A member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature, as opposed to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father; {i} member of a Christian sect that believes Jesus is simultaneously human and divine in nature; Describing the beliefs of a monophysite; an adherent of Monophysitism; Also used adjectively; of or relating to Monophysitism; One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature; an adherent of Monophysitism of or relating to Monophysitism; A member of an heretical Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature that is both human nature and divine at the same time, as opposed to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father. The Church of Alexandria in Egypt was considered monophysite, and therefore heterodox instead of orthodox; monothelite
Monophysite heresy: (5th-6th century AD) Doctrine that emphasized the single nature (the term means literally "of one nature") of Christ, as a wholly divine being rather than part-divine and part-human. Monophysitism began to appear in the 5th century; though condemned as a heresy at the Council of Chalcedon (451), it was tolerated by such Byzantine leaders as Justin II, Theodora, and Zeno, resulting in a full-fledged schism between East and West. Several Monophysite churches, including the Coptic Orthodox Church, were founded in the 6th century