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predestinator

American  
[pri-des-tuh-ney-ter] / prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that predestinates something.

  2. Archaic. a predestinarian.

Etymology

Origin of predestinator

First recorded in 1570–80; predestinate + -or 2

Example Sentences

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Wherefore nobody has been so insane as to say that merit is the cause of divine predestination as regards the act of the predestinator.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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