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Dyophysitism

American  
[dahy-of-uh-sahy-tiz-uhm] / daɪˈɒf əˌsaɪ tɪz əm /

noun

Theology.

  1. a Christian doctrine grounded in the premise of Christ’s two distinct natures, one divine and the other human.

Etymology

Origin of Dyophysitism

First recorded in 1880–85; Dyophysit(e) ( def. ) + -ism ( def. )

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We must further remember the dyophysitism which had been sanctioned at the council of Chalcedon.

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