A Latin term meaning a concurrence, running together, or meeting; used in English primarily in philosophical, theological, or legal contexts.
Direct from Latin concursus, the nominalized form of concurrere (con- 'together' + currere 'to run'). Retained in English as a technical term rather than translated, especially in philosophy and theology discussing divine action.
In medieval theology, 'concursus Dei' (God's concursus) was crucial—it described how God's action and human free will could concur simultaneously, making it the theological term for resolving one of Christianity's deepest paradoxes about fate and choice.
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