Monothelite

noun

Mo·​noth·​e·​lite

-ˌlīt

variants or less commonly Monothelete

-ˌlēt

plural -s

: an adherent of Monothelitism

Word History

Etymology

Monothelite from Medieval Latin Monothelita, modification (influenced by Latin -ita -ite) of Middle Greek Monothelētēs, from Greek mon- + thelētēs one that wills, from thelein, ethelein to will, wish; Monothelete from Middle Greek Monothelētēs

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