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monergism

[ mon-er-jiz-uhm ]
/ ˈmɒn ərˌdŹ’ÉŖz əm /
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noun Theology.
the doctrine that the Holy Ghost acts independently of the human will in the work of regeneration.Compare synergism (def. 3).

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Origin of monergism

First recorded in 1865–70; mon- + erg-1 + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM monergism

monĀ·erĀ·gist, nounmonĀ·erĀ·gisĀ·tic, adjective
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