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Molinism
[ moh-luh-niz-uhm, mol-uh- ]
noun
- the theological doctrine, formulated by Luis Molina, that the consent of the human will is necessary for divine grace to be effective.
Molinism
/ ˈmɒlɪnɪzəm /
noun
- RC Church a doctrine of grace that attempts to reconcile the efficacy of divine grace with human free will in responding to it
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- Moli·nist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Molinism1
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Example Sentences
In Scholasticism he founded a school of his own, and modified Molinism by his system of Congruism.
This question of Jansenism and Molinism occupied France for about two hundred years.
This would be a sure stroke, and almost the only means of establishing it and destroying Molinism.
Molinism was a favourite bugbear among the orthodox Romanists of Innocent the Twelfth's day.
The first part of this proposition is scandalous, savouring of Molinism and apostacy.
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