Eutychian

noun

Eu·​tych·​i·​an

(ˈ)yü¦tikēən

plural -s

: a follower of Eutyches in the belief that the divine and the human in the person of Christ so blend as to constitute but one nature so that Christ is of two natures but not in two : monophysite compare nestorian

Eutychianism

-ˌnizəm

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Eutyches †a.d.454? heresiarch, presbyter, and archimandrite of the Eastern Church in Constantinople + English -ian

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