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predestination

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  1. 1. n. The act of predestinating. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. See Calvinism. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. previous determination as if by destiny or fate Source: wordnet
  4. 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) Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events;especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness ormisery. See Calvinism. Source: adambom
  7. 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) Source: ecdict

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