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Total depravity — (also called total inability and total corruption) is a theological doctrine that derives from the Augustinian concepts of original sin. It is also advocated by many Protestant confessions of faith and catechisms, including those of Lutheranism,… … Wikipedia
Total depravity — Depravity De*prav i*ty, n. [From {Deprave}: cf. L. pravitas crookedness, perverseness.] The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of religious … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Total depravity — Total To tal, a. [F., fr. LL. totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole. Cf. {Factotum}, {Surtout}, {Teetotum}.] Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss. Total darkness. To undergo myself… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
total depravity — n. in Calvinism, the utter depravity of humankind due to original sin and persisting until regeneration through the Spirit of God … English World dictionary
total depravity — The doctrine of total depravity is a perspective within Protestantism about the consequences of humanity s fall into sin. All Christians believe that humans are fallen, but they disagree over the nature and extent of the state. Within the… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
total depravity — Original O*rig i*nal, a. [F. original, L. originalis.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
total depravity — noun Date: 1794 a state of corruption due to original sin held in Calvinism to infect every part of man s nature and to make the natural man unable to know or obey God … New Collegiate Dictionary
total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind s entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration. [1785 95] * * * … Universalium
total depravity — noun Calvinist doctrine that all human action is tainted by original sin … Wiktionary
total depravity — Тотальная порочность … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
