Dyothelite

[ dahy-oth-uh-lahyt ]

noun

, Theology.

1. a person who maintains that Christ has two wills, one divine and the other human.

Other Words From

• Dy·othe·lit·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dyothelite¹

1840–50; < Greek dýo two + -thelite as in monothelite

Example Sentences

Thus while John is an adherent of Chalcedon and a dyothelite, the drift of his teaching is in the monophysite direction.

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