The theological doctrine or belief system that Christ possessed two distinct, unchanging natures—one divine and one human.
From dyophysite + '-ism' (a system of belief or practice). The suffix '-ism' transforms the noun into an abstract concept representing a whole religious position or school of thought.
Dyophysitism became the dominant Christian belief after the Council of Chalcedon, but it sparked centuries of debate about whether saying 'two natures' was the same as saying 'two persons'—arguments that still matter today!
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