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syn⋅er⋅gism

  [sin-er-jiz-uhm, si-nur-jiz-]
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–noun
1. the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.
2. the joint action of agents, as drugs, that when taken together increase each other's effectiveness (contrasted with antagonism ).
3. Theology. the doctrine that the human will cooperates with the Holy Ghost in the work of regeneration.
Compare monergism.

Origin:
1755–65; < NL synergismus < Gk synerg(ós) working together (syn- syn- + érg(on) work + -os adj. suffix) + NL -ismus -ism
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syn·er·gism   (sĭn'ər-jĭz'əm)   
n.  
  1. Synergy.
  2. Christianity The doctrine that individual salvation is achieved through a combination of human will and divine grace.

[New Latin synergismus, from Greek sunergos, working together : sun-, syn- + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]
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Synergism

Syn"er*gism\, n. [See Synergetic.] (Theol.) The doctrine or theory, attributed to Melanchthon, that in the regeneration of a human soul there is a co["o]peration, or joint agency, on the part both of God and of man.
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synergism 
1657 (implied in synergist), "theological doctrine that human will cooperates with divine grace in regeneration," from Mod.L. synergismus, from Gk. synergos "working together" (see synergy). Used in a broader (non-theological) sense by 1925.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: syn·er·gism
Pronunciation: 'sin-&r-"jiz-&m
Function: noun
: interaction of discrete agents (as drugs) such that the totaleffect is greater than the sum of the individual effects called also synergy; —compare ANTAGONISM b
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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synergism syn·er·gism (sĭn'ər-jĭz'əm)
n.
Synergy.

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