GROTIAN
\ɡɹˈə͡ʊʃən], \ɡɹˈəʊʃən], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈəʊ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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gr[=o]'shi-an, adj. of or pertaining to Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), the Latinised form of Huig van Groot, founder of the science of international law.--GROTIAN THEORY, the theory that man is essentially a social being, and that the principles of justice are of perpetual obligation and in harmony with his nature; GROTIAN, or GOVERNMENTAL, THEORY OF THE ATONEMENT, a divine acquittal for Christ's sake, rather than a real satisfaction on the part of Christ.
By Thomas Davidson
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