What is "predestination" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does predestination mean in English? Meaning of predestination definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "predestination" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "predestination": previous determination as if by destiny or fate

Noun

  • Meaning: previous determination as if by destiny or fate
  • Synonyms: predestination
  • Hypernyms: destiny fate
  • Meaning of "predestination": (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)

    Noun

  • Meaning: (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)
  • Synonyms: foreordination predestination predetermination preordination
  • Hyponyms: election
  • Hypernyms: theological doctrine
  • Synonyms:

    fortune, fate, ordinance, kismet, portion, karma, inevitability, predetermination, foreordination, course of events, divine decree, way the ball bounces, way the cookie crumbles, what is written, Gods will,

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