monothelitism
Noun
Meaning
The doctrine of the Monothelites.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHypernyms
Examples
Gregory responded by sending a letter outlining the traditional Roman position against Monothelitism.
Bury 2005, p. 251. Heraclius tried to promote a compromise doctrine called Monothelitism ; however, this philosophy was rejected as heretical by both sides of the dispute.
It condemned both monoenergism and monothelitism as heretical and included those who had supported this heresy, including Pope Honorius I and four previous patriarchs of Constantinople.
His desire to secure internal harmony within the empire saw him adopt the doctrine of Monothelitism.
There serious disputes arose within the Catholic churches at Carthage over Monophysite doctrines and Monothelitism, with St. Maximus the Confessor leading the orthodox Catholics.
The two remaining patriarchs in the East also gave their approval to the doctrine now referred to as Monothelitism, and so it looked as if Heraclius would finally heal the divisions in the imperial church.