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SYNERGISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("synergism" is a kind of...):
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
Derivation:
synergistic (of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
Synonyms:
synergism; synergy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("synergism" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synergism"):
potentiation ((medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously)
Derivation:
synergist (a drug that augments the activity of another drug)
synergistic (working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect)
synergistic (used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more))
