monophysitism
noun
monophysitism is spelled M-O-N-O-P-H-Y-S-I-T-I-S-M: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monophysitism means “A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monophysitism?
| Letters | 13: M-O-N-O-P-H-Y-S-I-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is monophysitism?
Monophysitism appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does monophysitism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine or partially human and partially divine.
To claim that Jesus did not have human feelings amounts to monophysitism.
- 2
derogatoryThe beliefs and practices of the Oriental Orthodox Church.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monophysitism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Christian doctrine claiming a single nature of Jesus Christ:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monophysisme |
| German | Monophysitismus |
| Portuguese | monofisismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does monophysitism come from?
From Byzantine Greek μονοφυσιτισμός (monophusitismós), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), hence “belief in a single nature”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).