predestinarian

[ pri-des-tuh-nair-ee-uhn, pree-des- ]

adjective

of or relating to predestination.
believing in predestination.

noun

a person who believes in predestination.

Origin of predestinarian

First recorded in 1630–40; predestin(ation) + -arian

Other words from predestinarian

pre·des·ti·nar·i·an·ism, noun

Words Nearby predestinarian

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How to use predestinarian in a sentence

Mr. Peter Bús regarded the dangers of others in the spirit of a true predestinarian.
A Hungarian Nabob | Maurus Jkai
Those who did not hold the predestinarian theory were branded with reproach by the names of free-willers and Pelagians.
Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3 | Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for predestinarian

predestinarian

/ (ˌpriːdɛstɪˈnɛərɪən) theol /

noun

a person who believes in divine predestination

adjective

of or relating to predestination or characterizing those who believe in it

Derived forms of predestinarian

predestinarianism, noun

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