A member of an early Christiansect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature, as opposed to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father.
Origin
From Medieval Latin monophysita, from Byzantine Ancient Greek μονοφυσίτης, from μόνος + φύσις.
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