Dictionary

Monothelete en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /məˈnɒθɪliːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /mɒˈnɒθɪliːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Variant form of Monothelite after its etymon, Byzantine Greek μονοθελήτης (monothelḗtēs).

Meanings

1. (historical) Pertaining to such a belief.
   • 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. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, pages 441–2:

Forms

Monothelete en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /məˈnɒθɪliːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /mɒˈnɒθɪliːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Variant form of Monothelite after its etymon, Byzantine Greek μονοθελήτης (monothelḗtēs).

Meanings

1. (historical) Someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.

Forms

Coordinates

Monophysite

Translations (7)

ca monoteleta (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will) · cy Monotheliad (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will) · it monotelita (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will) · es monoteleta (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will) · de Monotheletin (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will) · de Monothelet (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will) · bg монотелит (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will)