nature, neither purely divine nor purely human, identical with neither. Miaphysites reject Eutychianism: they hold that the incarnate Christ has one nature that is fully divine and fully human, retaining the properties of both without mingling, confusion ("pouring together"), or change.

To avoid confusion with Eutychians, the Oriental Orthodox Churches reject the label "monophysite". The Coptic Metropolitan Bishop of Damiette declared it a misnomer to call them monophysites, for "they