As nouns the difference between taxonomy and monophysitism
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while monophysitism is (christianity) a christian belief which holds that the human nature of jesus christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine a variant is , which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox christianity.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
monophysitism
English
Noun
(-)
(Christianity) A Christian belief which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is , which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.
Synonyms
* monophysism, Eutychianism
Related terms
* monophysite
* monophysitic, monophysitical
* copt
* jacobite
See also
* Nestorianism
* Arianism
