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predestination

/ predestination /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(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)
Type of:
theological doctrine religious doctrine
Kinds of:
election
Derived:
predetermine predestine foreordain preordain predestinate
Domain:
theology divinity
noun Sense 2
previous determination as if by destiny or fate
Type of:
destiny fate
Derived:
predestine foreordain preordain
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Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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theological doctrine religious doctrine election destiny fate