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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He lays down the doctrine which opposes the Monothelite heresy, not as a matter for discussion, but as absolutely determined.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
Then followed the Monothelite heresy, which was a revival of the Eutychian or Monophysite, and was condemned in the Sixth.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
His place was taken by Paulus, a still more zealous Monothelite.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
It is to be noted that the Archbishop of Carthage is not mentioned, for Fortunatus was elected somewhat later to take the place of a Monothelite.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
With the close of the Council the definition of Christian doctrine passes into the background till the rise of the Monothelite controversy.
From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by Hutton, William Holden
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