Dyophysite

 [dahy-of-uh-sahyt]  

Dy·oph·y·site

   [dahy-of-uh-sahyt]
noun Theology.
a person who maintains that Christ has two natures, one divine and the other human.
Compare Monophysite.

Origin:
1855–60; < Late Greek dyophysī́tēs, equivalent to dýo two + phýs(is) nature + -ītēs -ite1

Related forms
Dy·oph·y·sit·ic  [dahy-of-uh-sit-ik] , Dy·oph·y·sit·i·cal, adjective
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