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Monothelitism
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Monothelitism, Monotheletism
a heretical position of the 7th century that Christ’s human will had been superseded by the divine. Also Monothelism. — Monothelite, Monothelete, n. — Monothelitic, Monotheletic, adj.
See also: Christ
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Noun1.Monothelitism - the theological doctrine that Christ had only one will even though he had two natures (human and divine); condemned as heretical in the Third Council of Constantinople
heresy, unorthodoxy - a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group
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On a more serious level, Acton also said that the defenders of infallibility would have a hard time with the case of Pope Honorius, who--speaking from the chair of Peter in matters of faith and morals--proclaimed the monothelite heresy to be true, and was condemned by a later council.
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