English

Noun

Monothelete ‎(plural Monotheletes)

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

Coordinate terms

• Monophysite

Adjective

Monothelete ‎(comparative more Monothelete, superlative most Monothelete)

1. (Christianity, historical) Pertaining to such a belief.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 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.