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plural Monotheletes
(Christianity, historical) Someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.
comparative more Monothelete, superlative most Monothelete
(Christianity, historical) Pertaining to such a belief. quotations
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