monophysitism

noun

a Christian heresy of the 5th and 6th centuries that challenged the orthodox definition of the two natures (human and divine) in Jesus and instead believed there was a single divine nature

Roots

monosmono- · Greek · single, one, alone physisphys- · Greek · nature, substance ites-it · Greek · adherent, follower of ismos-ism · Greek · doctrine, belief system

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The word monophysitism breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: mono-, from Greek monos (“single, one, alone”); phys, from Greek physis (“nature, substance”); -it, from Greek ites (“adherent, follower of”); and -ism, from Greek ismos (“doctrine, belief system”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.