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 — 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 — a commonly misunderstood CHRISTIAN doctrine taught by LUTHER and CALVIN but first formulated at the SYNOD OF DORT which teaches that humans are unable by their own efforts to please GOD and therefore entirely rely on His GRACE for SALVATION.… … Concise dictionary of Religion
total depravity — Тотальная порочность … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
