Definitions for "Compatibilism"
the thesis that we are both determined and have the sort of freedom necessary to be morally responsible for our actions; sometimes called soft determinism
One of the views within determinism that seeks to reconcile God's sovereignty and human "free" will and moral responsibility by adopting a view of circumstantial freedom of self-realization.
The belief that it is possible to maintain both determinism and free will because while some aspects of our nature are determined, our ability to make moral decisions is not.