justification

  • 21Justification —    A forensic term, opposed to condemnation. As regards its nature, it is the judicial act of God, by which he pardons all the sins of those who believe in Christ, and accounts, accepts, and treats them as righteous in the eye of the law, i.e.,… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 22justification — jus|ti|fi|ca|tion [ˌdʒʌstıfıˈkeıʃən] n [U and C] 1.) a good and acceptable reason for doing something justification for (doing) sth ▪ There is no justification for holding her in jail. ▪ Hoggart felt, with some justification , that his colleagues …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23justification — noun a) A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence. b) …

    Wiktionary

  • 24justification — [[t]ʤʌ̱stɪfɪke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] justifications N VAR A justification for something is an acceptable reason or explanation for it. To me the only justification for a zoo is educational... I knew from the beginning that there was no justification for… …

    English dictionary

  • 25justification — n. to find justification for * * * [ˌdʒʌstɪfɪ keɪʃ(ə)n] to find justification for …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 26justification — The establishment by God of a new relationship with mankind. The Protestant Reformation put this term at the heart of theological dispute centred on the epistles of Paul to the Galatians and to the Romans. When God ‘justified’ people, did he make …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 27JUSTIFICATION —    a technical THEOLOGICAL term used in the NEW TESTAMENT writings of PAUL to signify that act by which GOD restores humans to relationship with Himself. PROTESTANT REFORMERS and ROMAN CATHOLIC theologians disagreed as to how justification was to …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 28justification — noun (C, U) 1 a good and acceptable reason for doing something: The committee could see no justification for a pay rise. 2 in justification (of) to explain why an idea or action is right …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29justification —    This word (from the Latin justificare, meaning to make just or to act justly ) is understood by Catholics as an interior grace that moves a person toward God and away from sin. Justification is understood by many Protestants as God s gracious… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 30justification — praktinės veiklos pagrindimas statusas T sritis fizika apibrėžtis Vienas pagrindinių radiacinės saugos principų, teigiančių, kad iš praktinės veiklos turi būti pakankamai grynos naudos, kurią ji duoda asmeniui bei visuomenei, palyginus su žala,… …

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