Monothelite
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Origin of Monothelite
1540–50; < Medieval Latin monothelīta < Late Greek monothelḗtēs, equivalent to Greek mono- mono- + thelētḗs willer, equivalent to thelē- (variant stem of thélein to will) + -tēs agent suffix
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These were the wounds struck by the Monothelite heresy on the Christian Church and the eastern empire in the first fifty years which ran from the death of Mohammed.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
Thus, with the utmost force, and with the presentiment of hard trials, he strove to prevent the further spread of Monothelite error.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
Cyrus, made by Heraclius patriarch of Alexandria, 105; constructor with Sergius, of the Monothelite heresy, 105; supplies Heraclius with heresy drawn out scientifically, 253.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
The next patriarch, Theodore, in 670 was again Monothelite, and he was, though moderate himself, induced by Makarius, patriarch of Antioch, to erase from the diptychs the names of all the Popes since Honorius.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
Henceforth to the end of his life, at the age of eighty-two, he became, by word and deed, a champion of the Catholic faith against the Monothelite heresy.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
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