Molinism
noun
the theological doctrine, formulated by Luis Molina, that the consent of the human will is necessary for divine grace to be effective.
Molinist
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a word derived from
Molinism.
Example Sentences
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The persecutors of the Jansenists mingle in their books published in the name of Marie Alacoque, both Jansenist and Molinist opinions, and without being aware of it.
From Priests, Women, and Families by Jules Michelet
A wise Molinist will be content with an indifference opposed to necessity, but such as shall not exclude prevalent inclinations.
From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by E.M. Huggard
Madame Guyon also did so, and Bossuet at last testified for her that he had found her moral character stainless and her doctrine free from Molinist heresy.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
Confounded by such a reply, he felt that he had been too plain-spoken with both Jansenist and Molinist.
From Pascal by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Thomistic doctrine on this point is viewed with favor by several Molinist theologians, e.g.,
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Arthur Preuss
