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Miaphysite

American  
[mahy-af-uh-sahyt, mee-] / ˌmaɪˈæf ə saɪt, ˌmi- /

noun

Theology.

  1. a person who maintains that Christ has a single nature, which is at once fully human and fully divine; an adherent of Miaphysitism.

Etymology

Origin of Miaphysite

First recorded in 1990–95; from Greek mía feminine of heîs “one” + phýs(is) “nature” + -ītēs -ite 1 ( def. )

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