acceptilation

Etymology

From Latin acceptilatio (“entry of a debt collected, acquittance”), from past participle of accipere (compare accept) + latio (“a carrying”), from latus, past participle of ferre (“to carry”).

acceptilation means gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “acceptilation” is a great word

ACCEPTILATION — [Noun] A formal release from a debt without payment, or the theological doctrine that Christ's sacrifice was accepted as sufficient by divine grace rather than by inherent equivalence. From Latin acceptilatio ("entry of a debt collected, acquittance"), from acceptus, past participle of accipere ("to accept, receive") + latio ("a carrying"), from latus, past participle of ferre ("to carry"). Unlike acquittance, which implies a settled transaction, or satisfaction, which denotes full, equivalent payment, acceptilation is a gratuitous cancellation, a forgiveness founded on sovereign grace. It is the creditor tearing the promissory note unasked, the prison gates swinging open though no ransom was delivered, the cosmic ledger balanced by fiat rather than fee—a quiet testament that our deepest accounts are settled by mercy, not arithmetic.

noun

Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
The doctrine, laid down by Duns Scotus and maintained by the Arminians, that the satisfaction rendered by Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely accepted by God, through his gracious goodwill, as sufficient.