predestiny
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- noun
- /ˌpriːˈdɛstɪni/
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predestinación
- The philosophy of predestiny suggests that every event in our lives is already determined.
Examples
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Many believe in predestiny, thinking that our lives are planned out by a divine force.
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No, it was a book called Predestiny.
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Call it destiny, or predestiny.
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No, it's predestiny.
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With predestiny, it dictates that there is a force or something holding the strings and setting everything up just so they can be knocked down perfectly into... Place.
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In many religions, predestiny is the idea that our fate is set by a higher power.
Synonyms
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The events that will happen to a person, often seen as controlled by fate
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A force people think controls the future
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Something that cannot be avoided and will happen
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Earlier events cause everything that happens so people cannot freely choose
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Belief that events are already decided by fate
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Believing events are already decided and cannot be changed by people
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The belief that God already decides what happens in people's lives
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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
The belief that God decides in advance what will happen and who will be saved
A belief that God decides everything, especially who will be saved
Antonyms
- Specialized
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A belief that not all events are caused by earlier events and some happen by chance
How Fixed
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Etymology
Predestiny starts with pre- meaning 'before' and ends with destiny, which comes from a root meaning 'to stand' or be fixed, as you can see in destination. So predestiny is the idea that events were 'fixed before' they happen, that they were already decided, like fate.