Term

Monophysitism

The doctrine that deity and humanity are fused into a single entity in Christ.

Filed underHistorical TheologyChristology

Definition

The doctrine that in Christ deity and humanity are fused into one entity, physis.

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Sources

  1. 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 566Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 566.

Last revised August 14, 2026