Monothelete
English
editEtymology
editVariant form of Monothelite after its etymon, Byzantine Greek μονοθελήτης (monothelḗtēs).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editMonothelete (plural Monotheletes)
- (Christianity, historical) Someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.
Coordinate terms
editTranslations
editmember of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will
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Adjective
editMonothelete (comparative more Monothelete, superlative most Monothelete)
- (Christianity, historical) Pertaining to such a belief.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, pages 441–2:
- The increasing desperation of the imperial authorities to reap political benefits from their Monothelete compromise in the face of Arab military successes led them into brutal measures, not merely against Maximus but against Pope Martin; that did more to harm than help the Monothelete cause.