Monothelete

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UK/məˈnɒθɪliːt/UK/mɒˈnɒθɪliːt/

noun

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

OriginMedieval Greek μονοθελήτης →
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Meanings

nounMonothelete (plural Monotheletes)

plural Monotheletes

  1. historicalChristianitySomeone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.
adjectiveMonothelete (comparative more Monothelete, superlative most Monothelete)

comparative more Monothelete · superlative most Monothelete

  1. historicalChristianityPertaining 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
monotheletian

Origin

  1. Medieval Greekμονοθελήτης
  2. EnglishMonothelete

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

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Translations

Bulgarian монотелит
  • монотелит (monotelit)member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will
Catalan monoteleta
  • monoteletamember of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will
German Monothelet, Monotheletin
  • Monotheletmember of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will
  • Monotheletinmember of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will
Italian monotelita
  • monotelitamember of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will
Spanish monoteleta
  • monoteletamember of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will
Welsh Monotheliad
  • Monotheliadmember of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has two natures but one will
Cite this entry
APA

Monothelete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monothelete

MLA

“Monothelete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monothelete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monothelete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monothelete.

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