Grotian

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.

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