 predestination |
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| 1. | [ noun ] previous determination as if by destiny or fate | |
| Related terms: | destiny predestine | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) | |
| Synonyms: | preordination predetermination foreordination | |
| Related terms: | theological_doctrine election theology predestine predestine | |
| Similar spelling: |
predestinationist predestinate predestined predestinarian predestinarianism protestation protestingly predisposition |
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