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preordination

noun

(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, ↑predetermination

• Derivationally related forms: ↑predetermine (for: ↑predetermination), ↑preordain, ↑foreordain (for: ↑foreordination), ↑predestinarian (for: ↑predestination), ↑predestinationist (for: ↑predestination), ↑predestine (for: ↑predestination)

• Topics: ↑theology, ↑divinity

• Hypernyms: ↑theological doctrine

• Hyponyms: ↑election

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\(|) ̷ ̷+\ noun

Etymology: Late Latin praeordination-, praeordinatio, from praeordinatus (past participle of praeordinare to preordain, from Latin prae- pre- + ordinare to order, ordain) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ordain

: the action or an act or instance of preordaining or foreordaining

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preordināˈtion noun

The act of preordaining

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Main Entry: ↑preordain

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preordination UK [priːˌɔːrdɪnˈeɪʃ(ə)n] US [priˌɔrd(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable]

Thesaurus: certain or likely to happen_synonym general words meaning to happen_synonym

Main entry: preordained

Useful english dictionary. 2012.