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premotion

premotion

9.9
An action by God that moves a person's will toward a certain choice
  • noun
  • /priˈmoʊʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : premoción
  • In Christian theology, the concept of premotion suggests that God's divine influence guides a person's free will in making moral choices.

Examples

  • Further, this doctrine (premotion) was not even taught by Aquinas himself--it's the invention of a few extremely limited thinkers centuries afterward.

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  • I object to the theories of premotion and predetermination that were put forward by Banez and Molina, and followed by G-L, but not because they attempted to maintain all three of those points.

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  • The idea of premotion highlights how God's prior action can lead a believer to a specific decision in life.

  • Many theologians debate the role of premotion in human actions, arguing that it illustrates God's influence on our will.

Synonyms

God's Will
vspremotion
61 6.6

A plan or wish of God that guides what happens

is a prior divine influence that moves a person's will toward a specific choice

How Influential

compulsion
40 6.7
premotion
  • Specialized
9.9
influence
806 2.3
prompting
1 3.8
suggestion
759 1.4

Surface Forms

premotion singular
premotions plural

Morphology

premotion = motion (opaque) = pre + motion

Although transparently formed from 'pre-' + 'motion', the theological sense 'a divine prior influence' is specialized and not inferable by average learners from the components alone.

Etymology

Premotion comes from pre- 'before' and motion 'movement', and a helpful way to remember it in Christian religion is to think of it as a first movement by God that moves a person's choice. That is why premotion means a prior divine action or influence that leads someone toward a particular decision.