concursus

noun

con·​cur·​sus

-ˈkərsəs

plural concursus

Christian religion

: the influx of divine causation upon secondary causes

especially : the doctrine that before the fall man was preserved from sin by the aid of God

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin, concourse

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