Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decisionism

/dɪˈsɪʒənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-ci-sion-ism
IPA: /dɪˈsɪʒənɪzəm/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies

Uncountable

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The decisionism of today's SBC is problematic, but many of us remain unconvinced that dropping decision from our evangelistic vocabulary is a necessary response […]."
"The sinner's prayer is an example of a wrong presupposition that plagues much of modern evangelism. It comes from the errant notion that a sinner's decision to receive Christ is the determining factor in salvation. The sinner's prayer is an offshoot of this concept of decisionism, despite the fact that it utterly removes the idea that it is actually God who draws people to Himself."

Etymology

Etymology tree English decision Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English decisionism From decision + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈsɪʒənɪzəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

decisionist

Synonyms

decision theology

Questions

How do you pronounce decisionism?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɪʒənɪzəm/.
What does decisionism mean?: The doctrine that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies
Where does decisionism come from?: Etymology tree English decision Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English decisionism From decision + -ism.

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