predestination
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- noun
- /ˌprɛdɪˈnɛsteɪʃən/
- Formal
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predestinación
- Discussions of predestination were not peculiar to any one religion.
- the doctrine of predestination
- belief in predestination
- the notion of predestination
This is a book about Calvinism and the concept of predestination.
- This is a book about Calvinism and the concept of predestination.
- So this is another very famous statement coming from Calvin on predestination.
- The Quran being the the last revelation, to believe in the day of Judgments and to believe in divine decree and predestination.
Examples
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The concept of predestination suggests that God has already decided the fate of every individual.
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The second feature was linked to the issue of salvation and Wyclif's doctrine of predestination.
Academic text (2010) -
The grace of predestination is a preparation of the means by which all those who are saved will be saved.
Academic text (2003) -
Did you ever hear John Calvin's theory of predestination?
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Don't you believe in predestination?
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Predestination, or fate, is widely embraced by Muslims around the globe.
Academic text (2015) -
The Arminians rejected predestination and total depravity.
Academic text (1991) -
I argued under that guideline that the Calvinistic doctrine of predestination fails majorly on the avenue of truth and scripture.
Blog text (18) -
Many believers in predestination feel that their futures are determined by divine will.
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In many religious discussions, predestination raises questions about free will and human choice.
Synonyms
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Believing events are already decided and cannot be changed by people
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Belief that all things that happen are decided in advance by fate or a higher power
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The belief that God decided all events before they happen
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The belief that God decides in advance what will happen
A belief that God decides everything, especially who will be saved
The belief that God decides in advance what will happen and who will be saved
Antonyms
How Fixed
Surface Forms
Morphology
predestination = predestine (semi-transparent) = pre + destine + ation
This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'predestine' using '-ation'.
Etymology
Predestination breaks into pre- meaning 'before' and destine, the same root as destiny, meaning 'to decide' or 'what is meant to be'. So predestination is the idea that things are 'decided before' they happen, which is why it means events are already set by God or fate.