1.
[syn: synergy, synergism]
2. the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Synergy \Syn"er*gy\, n. [Gr. ?. See Synergetic.]
2. Combined action; especially (Med.), the combined healthy
action of every organ of a particular system; as, the
digestive synergy.
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2. An effect of the interaction of the actions of two agents
such that the result of the combined action is greater
than expected as a simple additive combination of the two
agents acting separately; -- also called synergism..
Opposite to antagonism.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Synergism \Syn"er*gism\, n. [See Synergetic.] (Theol.)
The doctrine or theory, attributed to Melanchthon, that in
the regeneration of a human soul there is a cooperation, or
joint agency, on the part both of God and of man.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
synergism
n 1: the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for
example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their
individual effects [syn: synergy, synergism]
2: the theological doctrine that salvation results from the
interaction of human will and divine grace