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Universalism vs Monophysitism - What's the difference?

universalism | monophysitism |

As nouns the difference between universalism and monophysitism

is that universalism is a doctrine of universal salvation 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.

As a proper noun universalism

is short for unitarian universalism.

universalism

English

(wikipedia universalism) ("universalism on Wikiquote")

Noun

  • The state of being universal; universality.
  • The theological belief that all souls can attain salvation.
  • (rfc-sense)

    • Related terms

    * universe * universal * universally * universality * universalist * Universalist English words suffixed with -ism

    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