Miaphysitism

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Miaphysitism is a Christological doctrine, held by several Eastern Christian churches, that teaches Christ has one united nature that is both fully divine and fully human.

All labels observed (10)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theology concept ⓘ
Christological doctrine ⓘ
theological doctrine ⓘ
acceptedBy Oriental Orthodox communion ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
affirms full divinity of Christ ⓘ
full humanity of Christ ⓘ
aimsToProtect reality of the Incarnation ⓘ
unity of Christ's person ⓘ
associatedWithCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
contrastsWith Dyophysitism ⓘ
Nestorianism ⓘ
developedIn 5th century ⓘ
differsFrom Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Eutyches
emphasizes unity of Christ's nature ⓘ
focusesOn Christological unity rather than duality of natures ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Miaphysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism

Miaphysite doctrine ⓘ
hasDoctrinalStatus dogma in Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
hasEtymology from Greek 'mia' meaning 'one' and 'physis' meaning 'nature' ⓘ
heldBy Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
historicallyLinkedTo Alexandrian Christology ⓘ
Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
influencedBy Cyril of Alexandria's formula 'one incarnate nature of the Word' ⓘ
isDistinctFrom Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
isOftenConfusedWith Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
isPartOf Oriental Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
languageTradition Greek theological terminology ⓘ
maintains without change of the divine and human in Christ ⓘ
without confusion of the divine and human in Christ ⓘ
without division of the divine and human in Christ ⓘ
without separation of the divine and human in Christ ⓘ
opposedBy Chalcedonian Definition ⓘ
regardsChristAs one person with one composite nature ⓘ
rejectedAt Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
rejectedBy Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

most Protestant churches ⓘ
subjectOf ecumenical dialogues between Oriental Orthodox and Chalcedonian churches ⓘ
teaches Christ has one united nature ⓘ
Christ is fully divine and fully human in one nature ⓘ
viewsDivineAndHuman inseparably united in Christ ⓘ

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Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nestorianism → contrastsWith → Miaphysitism ⓘ
Nestorianism → contrastsWith → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Armenian Apostolic Church → christology → Miaphysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Pope Leo I → opposedDoctrine → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Jacob of Serugh → denomination → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Chalcedonian Definition → opposes → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Apollinarianism → relatedTo → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Seven Ecumenical Councils → opposedHeresy → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Seven Ecumenical Councils → opposedHeresy → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Miaphysitism → hasAlternativeName → Miaphysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Miaphysitism → isDistinctFrom → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Miaphysitism → isOftenConfusedWith → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Theodora → religiousAffiliation → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Theodora → supportedGroup → Miaphysites ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Christian Nubian kingdoms → followed → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
hypostatic union → opposedBy → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Council of Chalcedon → condemned → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Church of the Roman Empire → hadConflictWith → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Basiliscus → religiousBelief → Miaphysitism ⓘ
Henotikon → rejectedDoctrine → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Nobatia → religiousAffiliation → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Coptic period → religiousTradition → Miaphysitism ⓘ
Kingdom of Makuria → religion → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Kingdom of Nobadia → religiousAffiliation → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Kingdom of Alodia → religion → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church → follows → Miaphysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Batnan in Serugh → associatedWith → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Formula of Union → relatedTo → Cyrillian Christology ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Latrocinium of Ephesus → hasTheologicalContext → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Flavian of Constantinople → condemnedDoctrine → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Hilarus of Rome → opposed → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Eutyches → doctrineNamedAfter → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy → associatedTerm → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Letter to Flavian → opposes → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Theodoret of Cyrrhus → wroteAbout → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Kingdom of Nobatia → religion → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
John of Ephesus → religion → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Monoenergism → influencedBy → Miaphysite Christology ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Monoenergism → distinguishedFrom → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Leonid dynasty → religion → Miaphysitism (factions within the empire) ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Christians of Najran → religiousAffiliation → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Dyophysitism → contrastsWith → Monophysitism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Ghassanids → religiousAffiliation → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Makuria → dominantChurch → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Byzantine province of Syria Secunda → religion → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism
Bishopric of Nobadia → rite → Miaphysite Christianity ⓘ
subject linked to: bishopric of Nobadia
linked to: Miaphysitism
Henotikon → condemns → Eutychianism ⓘ
linked to: Miaphysitism