Monothelitism
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Monothelitism is a 7th-century Christian theological doctrine that claimed Christ had two natures but only a single divine will, later condemned as heresy by the Third Council of Constantinople.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monothelitism canonical | 24 |
| Dyothelitism | 1 |
| Monothelite controversy (early phase) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T604882 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monothelitism Context triple: [Third Council of Constantinople, mainTopic, Monothelitism]
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A.
Nestorianism
Nestorianism is a Christological doctrine, historically deemed heretical by the mainstream church, that emphasizes a distinction between the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ to the point of effectively positing two persons in Christ.
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B.
Apollinarianism
Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.
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C.
Arianism
Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
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D.
Modalism
Modalism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or manifestations of one divine person rather than as three distinct persons.
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E.
Docetism
Docetism is an early Christian heresy that claimed Christ only seemed to have a physical body and to suffer, denying the true humanity of Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monothelitism Target entity description: Monothelitism is a 7th-century Christian theological doctrine that claimed Christ had two natures but only a single divine will, later condemned as heresy by the Third Council of Constantinople.
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A.
Nestorianism
Nestorianism is a Christological doctrine, historically deemed heretical by the mainstream church, that emphasizes a distinction between the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ to the point of effectively positing two persons in Christ.
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B.
Apollinarianism
Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.
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C.
Arianism
Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
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D.
Modalism
Modalism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or manifestations of one divine person rather than as three distinct persons.
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E.
Docetism
Docetism is an early Christian heresy that claimed Christ only seemed to have a physical body and to suffer, denying the true humanity of Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological doctrine
ⓘ
Christological doctrine ⓘ heresy ⓘ |
| accepted | two natures in Christ ⓘ |
| affirmed | Council of Chalcedon’s doctrine of two natures in Christ ⓘ |
| aimedToReconcile | Chalcedonian Christians and Monophysites ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heraclius
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople (posthumously) ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople
|
| christologicalPositionOn | number of wills in Christ ⓘ |
| condemnationDate | 680–681 ⓘ |
| condemnedAs | heresy ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | Third Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| consideredHeresyBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
most Protestant churches ⓘ |
| contradicts | doctrine that Christ has both a human will and a divine will ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Monoenergism
ⓘ
surface form:
Dyothelitism
|
| coreClaim | Christ has two natures but only one will ⓘ |
| councilDecision |
Third Council of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Council of Constantinople affirmed two wills in Christ
|
| denies | existence of two wills in Christ ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Christological controversies ⓘ |
| dogmaticStatusInMainstreamChristianity | rejected ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek monos (single) and thelēma (will) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| influencedDocument |
Ecthesis of 638
ⓘ
the Typos of Constans II ⓘ
surface form:
Typos of Constans II
|
| involvesDoctrineOf | hypostatic union ⓘ |
| languageOfFormulation | Greek ⓘ |
| modified | traditional dyothelite teaching on two wills ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
St. Maximus the Confessor
ⓘ
surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
Pope Martin I ⓘ Third Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| rejected | two wills in Christ ⓘ |
| rejectedBy |
Christology
ⓘ
surface form:
Dyothelite Christology
|
| relatedTo | Monophysitism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusAfterThirdCouncilOfConstantinople | officially condemned in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| teaches |
Christ has only one will
ⓘ
Christ has two natures ⓘ |
| topicOf | 7th-century Christological debates ⓘ |
| willDescribedAs | single divine will ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Monothelitism Description of subject: Monothelitism is a 7th-century Christian theological doctrine that claimed Christ had two natures but only a single divine will, later condemned as heresy by the Third Council of Constantinople.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monothelite controversy (early phase)
this entity surface form:
Dyothelitism
subject surface form:
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople
subject surface form:
Ekthesis
subject surface form:
Typos of Constans II