Thesaurus: predestination

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1. n. The act of predestinating.
2. n. The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. See Calvinism.
3. n. previous determination as if by destiny or fate
4. n. (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)
5. 1. The act of predestinating. Predestination had overruled their will. Milton. 2. (Theol.) The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. See Calvinism.
6. The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events;especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness ormisery. See Calvinism.
7. n:100 n. previous determination as if by destiny or fate n. (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)