Molinism

[ moh-luh-niz-uhm, mol-uh- ]

noun

1. 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

1. RC Church a doctrine of grace that attempts to reconcile the efficacy of divine grace with human free will in responding to it

Other Words From

• Moli·nist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Molinism¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Molinism¹

C17: named after Luis de Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit who taught such a doctrine

Example Sentences

In Scholasticism he founded a school of his own, and modified Molinism by his system of Congruism.

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

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This would be a sure stroke, and almost the only means of establishing it and destroying Molinism.

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Molinism was a favourite bugbear among the orthodox Romanists of Innocent the Twelfth's day.

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The first part of this proposition is scandalous, savouring of Molinism and apostacy.

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