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

Thomism and Augustinianism both hinge on the concept of gratia efficax ab intrinseco s. per se, whereas Molinism and Congruism will not admit even the existence of such a grace.

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

Among the theologians who have tried to harmonize Thomism and Molinism we may mention, besides Ysambert and St. Alphonsus de' Liguori, *Tournely, De Gratia, Venice 1755.—Card.

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

The inflation of it! and the spite! and the Molinism!

From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr

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 Arthur Preuss

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

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