decisionism
English
/dɪˈsɪʒənɪzəm/
noun
Definitions
- The doctrine that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies
- (Christianity) A theology that stresses the importance of the decision to become a Christian for salvation. Often this decision takes the form of the sinner's prayer.
Etymology
Suffix from English decision.
Origin
English
decision
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- co-decision English
- decision English
- decisional English
- decisioning English
- decisionist English
- decisionmaker English
- microdecision English
- misdecision English
- nondecision English
- predecision English
- redecision English
- semidecision English
- subdecision English
- dēcīsiō Latin