acceptilation meaning: definition, etymology

acceptilation

noun

/əkˌsɛptɪˈleɪʃən/

Etymology From Latin acceptilatio (“entry of a debt collected, acquittance”), from past participle of accipere (compare accept) + latio (“a carrying”), from latus, past participle of ferre (“to carry”).

Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.

Lifestyle, Religion, Theology The doctrine, laid down by Duns Scotus and maintained by the Arminians, that the satisfaction rendered by Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely accepted by God, through his gracious goodwill, as sufficient.

Derived terms: acceptilate