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(theology) the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
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predetermination
Word definitions for predetermination in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Predetermination \Pre`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]d['e]termination.] The act of previous determination; a purpose formed beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will. --Hammond.
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of determine beforehand. 2 Something that has been decided in advance.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (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) [syn: predestination , foreordination , preordination ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s; see predetermine + -ation .
Usage examples of predetermination.
Some weeks passed after this conversation before the question of the chaplaincy gathered any practical import for Lydgate, and without telling himself the reason, he deferred the predetermination on which side he should give his vote.