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predestination
[pri-des-tuh-ney-shuhn, pree-des-]
noun
an act of predestinating or predestining.
the state of being predestinated or predestined.
fate; destiny.
Theology.
the action of God in foreordaining from eternity whatever comes to pass.
the decree of God by which certain souls are foreordained to salvation.
predestination
/ ːˌɛɪˈԱɪʃə /
noun
theol
the act of God foreordaining every event from eternity
the doctrine or belief, esp associated with Calvin, that the final salvation of some of mankind is foreordained from eternity by God
the act of predestining or the state of being predestined
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of predestination1
Example Sentences
There was no longer the belief in predestination, the idea that God has already chosen who will and won't be saved and there's nothing you can do about it.
Linda does not believe in the predestination of zodiac signs, but there is nothing stopping her from choosing to represent her own, at her own free will.
That autonomy keeps “Maria” from being a thematic gut punch about predestination like Larraín’s other outings, but Jolie’s stunning central performance makes up for what the film’s story lacks.
Gail fed her children’s developing minds with notions of predestination, aliens and the occult.
He said: “It’s an attempt to predict the future, which is, of course, impossible. So it ties into the themes of fate, predestination, and the unpredictability of the future.”
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