Monothelete
UK/məˈnɒθɪliːt/
Monothelete noun: someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.
Noun
Monothelete (plural Monotheletes)
- Someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.
Adjective
Monothelete (comparative more Monothelete, superlative most Monothelete)
- 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 of Monothelete
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Monotheletes |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Monothelete |
| superlative | most Monothelete |
Origin of Monothelete
Variant form of Monothelite after its etymon, Byzantine Greek μονοθελήτης (monothelḗtēs).
Questions about Monothelete
- What does Monothelete mean?
- Monothelete means someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.
- What part of speech is Monothelete?
- Monothelete can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Monothelete?
- Monothelete is pronounced /məˈnɒθɪliːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Monothelete?
- The plural of Monothelete is Monotheletes.
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