Hypertext Webster Gateway: "predetermination"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Predetermination \Pre`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
pr['e]d['e]termination.]
The act of previous determination; a purpose formed
beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will.
--Hammond.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
predetermination
n : (theology) the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin)
that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity
(including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: {predestination},
{foreordination}, {preordination}]
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