terministicadj.

Brit.

/ˌtəːmᵻˈnɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ˌtərməˈnɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: terminist n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < terminist n. + -ic suffix, originally after German terministisch (1827 in the passage translated in quot. 1833). Compare post-classical Latin terministicus (1706 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier terminism n.

Theology. Now rare.

Relating to the Christian doctrine of terminism (terminism n. 1); spec. designating the dispute or controversy over this doctrine.

ΚΠ

1833 L. Woods tr. G. C. Knapp Lect. Christian Theol. II. 319 The frequent perversion of the doctrine of justification gave rise, at the end of the seventeenth, and commencement of the eighteenth century, to the terministic controversy [Ger. der terministische Streit].

1860 J. Gardner Faiths World Terministic controversy, a dispute which arose towards the end of the seventeenth century on the question, Whether God has fixed a terminus gratiæ, or determinate period in the life of an individual, within which he may repent.

1888 T. O. Summers & J. J. Tiegert Systematic Theol. II. ii. i. 109 This question belongs to what is called the ‘Terministic controversy’.

1968 G. J. Lund tr. E. Hägglund Hist. Theol. xxxi. 334 The so-called terministic dispute was elicited by the fact that a number of Pietists set forth the idea that in the case of certain ungodly men the period of grace or the possibility of conversion could cease even before they died (terminus gratiae).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terministic
释义	terministicadj. Brit. /ˌtəːmᵻˈnɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌtərməˈnɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: terminist n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < terminist n. + -ic suffix, originally after German terministisch (1827 in the passage translated in quot. 1833). Compare post-classical Latin terministicus (1706 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier terminism n. Theology. Now rare. Relating to the Christian doctrine of terminism (terminism n. 1); spec. designating the dispute or controversy over this doctrine. ΚΠ 1833 L. Woods tr. G. C. Knapp Lect. Christian Theol. II. 319 The frequent perversion of the doctrine of justification gave rise, at the end of the seventeenth, and commencement of the eighteenth century, to the terministic controversy [Ger. der terministische Streit]. 1860 J. Gardner Faiths World Terministic controversy, a dispute which arose towards the end of the seventeenth century on the question, Whether God has fixed a terminus gratiæ, or determinate period in the life of an individual, within which he may repent. 1888 T. O. Summers & J. J. Tiegert Systematic Theol. II. ii. i. 109 This question belongs to what is called the ‘Terministic controversy’. 1968 G. J. Lund tr. E. Hägglund Hist. Theol. xxxi. 334 The so-called terministic dispute was elicited by the fact that a number of Pietists set forth the idea that in the case of certain ungodly men the period of grace or the possibility of conversion could cease even before they died (terminus gratiae). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833
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