Molinism

American  

[moh-luh-niz-uhm, mol-uh-] / ˈmoʊ ləˌnɪz əm, ˈmɒl ə- /

noun

1. the theological doctrine, formulated by Luis Molina, that the consent of the human will is necessary for divine grace to be effective.

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Molinism British  

/ ˈmɒlɪnɪzəm /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Molinist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Molinism

First recorded in 1660–70; Molin(a) + -ism

Example Sentences

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Molinism

It went too far into Molinism, and did not avoid the paltry meanness which is, so to speak, the outcome of the rigid ideas of the orthodox and a set-off against his good qualities.

From Recollections of My Youth by Renan, Ernest

The first-mentioned method has given birth to two closely related theological systems, Thomism and Augustinianism; the latter to Molinism and Congruism, which are almost identical in substance.

From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur

Third, Molinism explains in a fairly satisfactory manner why efficacious grace is infallibly efficacious.

From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur

Gordon, in a few words, gave the history of Jansenism and Molinism; of those persecutions with which one party hampered the other; and of the obstinacy of both.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

This question of Jansenism and Molinism occupied France for about two hundred years.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green