A Christian who believes that Jesus Christ had two distinct natures—one divine and one human—that remained separate and unchanged.
From Greek 'dyo' (two) + 'physis' (nature) + '-ite' (one who practices or believes). The term emerged in early Christian theological debates, especially around the Council of Chalcedon in 451 CE.
Dyophysites and monophysites split over one of the biggest theological questions in early Christianity: was Jesus's human side and divine side completely separate, or mysteriously fused together? This argument shaped how billions of Christians worshiped!
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