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monothelitic Meaning
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monothelitic (a.)
Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.
monothelitic Sentence Examples
- Monothelitism, the belief that Christ possessed only one will, was a controversial doctrine in the early Christian church.
- The monothelitic heresy denied the distinction between Christ's human and divine wills.
- The Council of Constantinople in 680–681 condemned monothelitism as heretical.
- The monothelitic emperor Constans II attempted to enforce the doctrine within the Byzantine Empire.
- Pope Martin I refused to accept monothelitism, leading to his exile and eventual death.
- The Patriarch of Constantinople, Sergius I, initially supported monothelitism but later denounced it.
- The monothelitic dispute led to a schism between the Eastern and Western churches.
- The later Third Council of Constantinople (680–681) definitively rejected monothelitism, affirming the two wills of Christ.
- The condemnation of monothelitism is considered a significant moment in the development of Christian theology.
- Monothelitism had a lasting impact on the Byzantine Empire, contributing to internal divisions and weakening its authority in the Middle East.
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Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.
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Monothelitism, the belief that Christ possessed only one will, was a controversial doctrine in the early Christian church.
The monothelitic heresy denied the distinction between Christ's human and divine wills.
The Council of Constantinople in 680–681 condemned monothelitism as heretical.
The monothelitic emperor Constans II attempted to enforce the doctrine within the Byzantine Empire.
