a doctrine of grace that attempts to reconcile the efficacy of divine grace with human free will in responding to it
Word origin
C17: named after Luis de Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit who taught such a doctrine
Molinism in American English
(ˈmouləˌnɪzəm, ˈmɑlə-)
noun
the theological doctrine, formulated by Luis Molina, that the consent of the human will is necessary for divine grace to be effective
Derived forms
Molinist
noun
Word origin
[1660–70; molin(a) + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aspirate, ballet, indicator, joke, saturated-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)