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Dyophysite

UK/dʌɪˈɒfəzʌɪt/

Dyophysite noun: someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.

Noun

Dyophysite (plural Dyophysites)

  1. Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
    • 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.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 247

Antonyms of Dyophysite

Forms of Dyophysite

pluralDyophysites

Origin of Dyophysite

From ecclesiastical Ancient Greek δυοφυσῖται (duophusîtai), from δύο (dúo, “two”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).

Words formed from Dyophysite

Questions about Dyophysite

What does Dyophysite mean?
Dyophysite means someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
What part of speech is Dyophysite?
Dyophysite is a noun.
How do you pronounce Dyophysite?
Dyophysite is pronounced /dʌɪˈɒfəzʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of Dyophysite?
The plural of Dyophysite is Dyophysites.

Words near Dyophysite in the dictionary

  1. dyon
  2. dyonic
  3. dyonically
  4. dyons
  5. dyoper
  6. Dyophysite
  7. Dyophysites
  8. Dyophysitic
  9. Dyophysitism
  10. dyopoly
  11. dyor

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