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, ↑preordination, ↑predetermination
• Derivationally related forms: ↑predetermine (for: ↑predetermination), ↑preordain (for: ↑preordination), ↑foreordain, ↑predestinarian (for: ↑predestination), ↑predestinationist (for: ↑predestination), ↑predestine (for: ↑predestination)
• Hypernyms: ↑theological doctrine
• Hyponyms: ↑election
Useful english dictionary. 2012.