"irresistible grace" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} irresistible grace (uncountable)
  1. (theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that the salvific benefit of Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is extended to those predestined unto salvation, without any possibility of Satan or sin successfully defeating God's election. Wikipedia link: irresistible grace Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Theology Translations (Calvinist doctrine): gracia irresistible [feminine] (Asturian), непреодолима благодат (nepreodolima blagodat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 不可抗拒的恩典 (bùkě kàngjù de ēndiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), uimodståelig nåde [common-gender] (Danish), nekontraŭstarebla gracio [singular] (Esperanto), vastupandamatu arm [singular] (Estonian), vastustamaton armo (Finnish), grâce irrésistible [feminine] (French), grâce efficace [feminine] (French), unwiderstehliche Gnade [feminine] (German), ómótstæðileg náð [feminine] (Icelandic), anugerah yang tidak dapat ditolak (Indonesian), gratia irresistibile [feminine] (Interlingua), grazia irresistibile [feminine] (Italian), grazia efficace [feminine] (Italian), 불가항력적 은총 (bulgahangnyeokjeok eunchong) (Korean), nugerah yang tidak dapat ditolak (Malay), uimotståelig nåde [masculine] (Norwegian), gràcia irresistibla [feminine] (Occitan), gràcia eficaça [feminine] (Occitan), łaska skuteczna [feminine] (Polish), vocação eficaz [feminine] (Portuguese), graça irresistível [feminine] (Portuguese), gràs éifeachdach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), gracia irresistible [feminine] (Spanish), gracia eficaz [feminine] (Spanish), พระคุณที่ไม่อาจขัดขวางได้ (Thai), اٹل اورغیرمعمولی فضل (Urdu), gras anorchfygol [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-irresistible_grace-en-noun-5srhJukm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

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