extrinsic denomination

In my gift-ontology, extrinsic denomination is the principle that certain predicates are truly said of God because of real effects in creatures, without implying intrinsic change in God. “Creator” is true because creatures exist. “Redeemer” is true because redemption is instituted. “Sanctifier” is true because sanctification is given. This is not semantic deflation. It is effect-grounded truth about God’s real causality stated under the simplicity constraint. Extrinsic denomination is one of the main tools for keeping ad extra language true without relocating novelty into God. It also harmonizes with term-side novelty: what is new is new in the gift-term, not in the giver-side act.