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Meaning of predestination in English
Pronunciation
/priˌdɛstəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
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Noun
predestination
Etymology
Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin praedestinatio(n-), from praedestinare‘make firm beforehand’ (see predestinate)
Definitions
1.
previous determination as if by destiny or fate
2.
(theology) being determined in advance
Examples
« especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) »