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The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

One who believes that there is but one God.

Of or pertaining to monotheism.

The doctrine of the Monothelites.

One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. Monophysite. Gibbon.

Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.

Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.

Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.

A single unvaried tone or sound.

Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous. "Monotonical declamation." Chesterfield.

One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced. Richardson.

Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. -- Mo*not"o*nous*ly, adv. -- Mo*not"o*nous*ness, n.

Any irksome sameness, or want of variety. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. W. Irving.

A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, and Echidna.

Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.

One of the Monotremata.

A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.

A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.

Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.

Stringed instruments. Dr. W. Smith. To the chief musician on Neginoth. Ps. iv. 9heading).