Augustinianism

noun

Au·​gus·​tin·​i·​an·​ism ¦ȯ-gə-¦sti-nē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

variants or less commonly Augustinism

ȯ-ˈgə-stə-ˌni-zəm, 

ə-;

ˈȯ-gə-ˌstē-ˌni-

plural -s

: the philosophical or theological doctrine of or body of Christian teaching traceable to St. Augustine embodying a distinctive synthetic reconciliation of the doctrines of the fall, predestination, irresistible grace, and free will

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