foreordination
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Origin of foreordination
First recorded in 1620–30; fore- + ordination
Example Sentences
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The son of a Congregational minister who believed in predestination and foreordination, he himself began with an intention of entering the ministry; but, after two years' preparation, turned to the law and politics.
From Time Magazine Archive
As to the perplexities that have grown out of the ideas of God's foreknowledge, foreordination, etc., my view is that no such a thing as foreknowledge can be attributed to God.
From From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography by Ashley, George T.
The wisdom of God is held as proving universal foreordination.
From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Wallace, Robert
But how can these words prove universal foreordination?
From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Wallace, Robert
But if the doctrine of universal foreordination is true, we can neither blame the one nor praise the other.
From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Wallace, Robert
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