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

While Thomism devoted its efforts mainly to the defense of grace, Molinism made it its chief business to champion the dogma of free-will.

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

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

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

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

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 Ernest Renan

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