Dyophysite

noun

Dy·​oph·​y·​site

dīˈäfəˌsīt

plural -s

: one who maintains the Chalcedonian doctrine that full deity and full humanity exist in the person of Jesus Christ as two natures without confusion or change compare monophysite

Dyophysitic

(¦)dī¦äfə¦sitik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek Dyophysitai, Diphysitai, plural, from dyo- dy- or di- + -physitai (from physis nature)

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