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impassibilitynoun
The state or condition of being impassible.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Impassibilitynoun
Exemption from suffering; insusceptibility of injury from external things.
Etymology: impassibilité, Fr. from impassible.
Two divinities might have pleaded their prerogative of impassibility, or at least not have been wounded by any mortal hand. John Dryden, Æn. Dedicat.
Wikipedia
Impassibility
Impassibility (from Latin in-, "not", passibilis, "able to suffer, experience emotion") describes the theological doctrine that God does not experience pain or pleasure from the actions of another being. It has often been seen as a consequence of divine aseity, the idea that God is absolutely independent of any other being, i.e., in no way causally dependent. Being affected (literally made to have a certain emotion, affect) by the state or actions of another would seem to imply causal dependence. Some theological systems portray God as a being expressive of many (or all) emotions. Other systems, mainly Christianity, Judaism and Islam, portray God as a being that does not experience suffering. However, in Christianity there was an ancient dispute about the impassibility of God (see Nestorianism). Still, it is understood in all Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, that God is "without passions", because He is immutable. So in Christianity, while the created human nature of Christ is mutable and passable, the Godhead is not.
Webster Dictionary
Impassibilityadjective
the quality or condition of being impassible; insusceptibility of injury from external things
Etymology: [L. impassibilitas: cf. F. impassibilit.]
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Impassibility
Impassibility describes the theological doctrine that God does not experience pain or pleasure from the actions of another being. It has often been seen as a consequence of divine aseity, the idea that God is absolutely independent of any other being, i.e., in no way causally dependent. Being affected by the state or actions of another would seem to imply causal dependence. Some theological systems portray God as a being expressive of many emotions. Other systems, mainly in Judaism and Islam, portray God as a being that does not experience suffering or any other emotion at all. However, in Christianity there is an ancient dispute about the impassibility of God. Still, it is understood in all Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, that God is not subject to temptation or sin at all, since sin is defined as rebellion against God's loving authority and holiness. Or one could see sin as rebellion to God's will in general, and while it is conceivable that an ordinary being could "rebel" against his own better wishes, God arguably cannot since he is all-powerful and all-wise and is therefore compelled by his own nature to follow his best wishes.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Impassibility in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Impassibility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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