foreordained

Thân thiện

The path of the river through the canyon was foreordained by the ancient rock formations.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Established or arranged in advance and unchangeable: Describes something that has been determined or decided beforehand, with the implication that it cannot be altered. It often carries a sense of inevitability, as if destined by fate or a higher power.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Many believed the outcome of the battle was foreordained.
  • She felt her success was not a matter of luck but something foreordained.
  • The prophecy spoke of a foreordained meeting between the two leaders.

Advanced Usage

• Theological/Philosophical Context: Often used in discussions of fate, destiny, or divine will.
  • The doctrine suggests that salvation is foreordained for the elect.
• Literary/Narrative Context: Used to create a sense of inevitable plot development.
  • The novel's tragic ending felt foreordained from the very first chapter.

Variants and Related Words

• Foreordain (verb): To decree or determine beforehand.
  • The council sought to foreordain the rules for future generations.
• Foreordination (noun): The action of foreordaining or the state of being foreordained.
  • The debate centered on the concept of divine foreordination.

Synonyms

• Predestined: Determined in advance by fate or divine will.
• Preordained: Decreed or decided beforehand.
• Inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.
• Fated: Governed by fate; destined.

Antonyms

• Accidental: Happening by chance or unexpectedly.
• Contingent: Dependent on chance or uncertain conditions.
• Fortuitous: Happening by a lucky chance.
• Spontaneous: Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• A foregone conclusion: A result that is inevitable or known before it happens.
  • His victory in the election was a foregone conclusion.
• Sealed fate: A destiny that is already fixed and unchangeable.
  • The moment he signed the contract, his fate was sealed.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. established or prearranged unalterably
   • his place in history was foreordained
   • a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
   • it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world

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