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

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 Preuss, Arthur

Molina and Molinism, 65, 148, 200, 217, 255 sqq.,

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

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

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

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

Another and more plausible contention of the Thomist school is that Molinism, too, is compelled to ascribe sin somehow to God.

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