predetermination
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Noun (3)
- (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: predestinationforeordinationpreordinationType of theological doctrineKinds election
- a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something“he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong”Type of decision, determination
- the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take placeType of determination, finding
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pre′de·ter′mi·na′tion noun
Origin: Cf. F. prédétermination.
The act of previous determination; a purpose formed beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will. Henry Hammond
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54