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irresistible grace

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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A 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology

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30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: gracia irresistible — Calvinist doctrine
  • Bulgarian: непреодолима благодат (nepreodolima blagodat) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Bulgarian: неустоима благодат (neustoima blagodat) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可抗拒的恩典 (bùkě kàngjù de ēndiǎn) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Danish: uimodståelig nåde — Calvinist doctrine
  • Esperanto: nekontraŭstarebla gracio — Calvinist doctrine
  • Estonian: vastupandamatu arm — Calvinist doctrine
  • Finnish: vastustamaton armo — Calvinist doctrine
  • French: grâce irrésistible — Calvinist doctrine
  • French: grâce efficace — Calvinist doctrine
  • German: unwiderstehliche Gnade — Calvinist doctrine
  • Icelandic: ómótstæðileg náð — Calvinist doctrine
  • Indonesian: anugerah yang tidak dapat ditolak — Calvinist doctrine
  • Interlingua: gratia irresistibile — Calvinist doctrine
  • Italian: grazia irresistibile — Calvinist doctrine
  • Italian: grazia efficace — Calvinist doctrine
  • Korean: 불가항력적 은총 (bulgahangnyeokjeok eunchong) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Malay: nugerah yang tidak dapat ditolak — Calvinist doctrine
  • Norwegian: uimotståelig nåde — Calvinist doctrine
  • Occitan: gràcia irresistibla — Calvinist doctrine
  • Occitan: gràcia eficaça — Calvinist doctrine
  • Polish: łaska skuteczna — Calvinist doctrine
  • Portuguese: vocação eficaz — Calvinist doctrine
  • Portuguese: graça irresistível — Calvinist doctrine
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràs éifeachdach — Calvinist doctrine
  • Spanish: gracia irresistible — Calvinist doctrine
  • Spanish: gracia eficaz — Calvinist doctrine
  • Thai: พระคุณที่ไม่อาจขัดขวางได้ — Calvinist doctrine
  • Urdu: اٹل اورغیرمعمولی فضل — Calvinist doctrine
  • Welsh: gras anorchfygol — Calvinist doctrine