Definition of: Monophysite

(mə·nof′ə·sīt) noun
One of a Christian sect originating in the fifth century which affirms that Christ had but one nature, the divine alone or a single compounded nature, and not two natures so united as to preserve their distinctness. [<LGk. monophysitēs <monos single + physis nature]
—Mon·o·phy·sit·ic (mon′ō·fi·sit′ik) adjective
—Mo·noph′y·sit′ism noun