Dyothelite

Part of speech: noun, adjective

Definitions

1. A term describing the belief in two distinct wills, typically divine and human, coexisting within a single entity or person
2. Referring to the doctrine that a being possesses dual volitions, often used in theological contexts to explain dual aspects of will
3. Characterizing the concept of dual wills operating simultaneously within one individual, especially in religious or philosophical discussions

Etymology: Dyothelite comes from Greek "dyo" (two) and "thelema" (will, desire), and it belongs to the theological controversy over how Christ could be both fully God and fully human. The Christological debate that produced the term reached its decisive point at the Third Council of Constantinople in 680–681, which affirmed that Christ had two wills, a divine and a human, and that the two cooperated without conflict. Those who held this view were called Dyothelites, while their opponents, the Monothelites, argued for a single will. The word is thus less a term about individual psychology than a label for a specific doctrinal camp. Its adjective form, dyothelite, describes beliefs or positions that hold to this two-will doctrine, and it is used mainly in discussions of church history and theology rather than in everyday speech.

Synonyms: dyothelitism adherent, two-will believer

Antonyms: monothelite