predestination
an act of predestinating or predestining.
the state of being predestinated or predestined.
fate; destiny.
Theology.
the action of God in foreordaining from eternity whatever comes to pass.
the decree of God by which certain souls are foreordained to salvation.: Compare election (def. 5), double predestination.
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How to use predestination in a sentence
The theological writings he was drawn to emphasized predestination, and he thought his self-serving attempt to avoid earthly persecution was clear evidence he was going to hell.
History’s famous delusions, those who believed them — and why | Lucinda Robb | August 5, 2022 | Washington PostSuch are the ideas which the dogma of gratuitous predestination gives of Divinity!
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierAgain: Bolsee was brought to trial for "having other ideas than those of Calvin on predestination."
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacWhy, don't you know, you little goose, that these are signs of your predestination?
My New Curate | P.A. SheehanI do not pretend to determine the controverted point of predestination, the foreknowledge and decrees of Providence.
An Essay upon Projects | Daniel Defoe
His opinion of the professors of physic was rather singular, and seemed to border upon predestination.
British Dictionary definitions for predestination
/ (priːˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən) /
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the act of God foreordaining every event from eternity
the doctrine or belief, esp associated with Calvin, that the final salvation of some of mankind is foreordained from eternity by God
the act of predestining or the state of being predestined
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Cultural definitions for predestination
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