Orthodox vs Monophysite - What's the difference?
orthodox | monophysite |
Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.
* 2005 , Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei :
* 2009 , Andrew Brown, The Guardian , 23 Dec 2009:
Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.
Viable for a long time, viable when dried to low moisture content.
(Christianity) A member of an early Christian sect 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.
Describing the beliefs of a ?onophysite.
* It followed that however orthodox the Emperor might desire to be, he was forced, if he was a wise man, to take account of the strong bodies of monophysite''' opinion, which were to be found in Constantinople, in Mesopotamia, in Syria and in Egypt.'' - '''1957 H. A. L. Fisher ''A history of Europe Edward Arnold publishers p135.
As adjectives the difference between orthodox and monophysite
is that orthodox is conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion while monophysite is (monophysite).As a noun monophysite is
(monophysite).orthodox
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda.
- ‘These speakers are academics who have specialised in Islamic sciences and are well respected in scholarly circles. It is grossly unjust to suggest that they belong to some fringe ideology rather than orthodox Islam.’
