predestination

/pri:,desti'neiʃn/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Theological concept of divine foreordination: The belief or doctrine that all events, especially those concerning individual salvation, have been determined in advance by a divine power, particularly God.
    • The act of predestining or state of being predestined: The action of determining or decreeing something in advance; fate or destiny considered as a predetermined course of events.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The debate over free will versus predestination has continued for centuries.
    • His belief in predestination gave him comfort, feeling his life's path was part of a divine plan.
    • The novel explores the theme of predestination, questioning whether the characters truly have control over their futures.
Advanced Usage

  • "the doctrine of predestination": A specific theological teaching, often associated with Calvinism, that God has eternally chosen who will be saved.

    • The sermon focused on the doctrine of predestination and its implications for Christian life.

  • "a sense of predestination": A feeling that events are unfolding according to a pre-established plan.

    • As everything fell perfectly into place, she felt a strange sense of predestination.
Variants and Related Words

  • Predestine (verb): To determine or decree something beforehand.

    • Some believe our souls are predestined for a certain fate.

  • Predestinarian (noun/adjective): (A person) relating to or believing in the doctrine of predestination.

  • Predestined (adjective): Decreed or determined in advance.
    • They felt their meeting was predestined.
Synonyms
  • Foreordination: The action of ordaining or decreeing something beforehand.
  • Fate: The development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power.
  • Destiny: A predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency.
  • Preordination: Another term for the action of ordaining in advance.
Related Phrases
  • "double predestination": A specific Calvinist doctrine stating that God predestines some to salvation and others to damnation.
Related Idioms
  • "It was predestined": Used to suggest that an event or outcome was inevitable and meant to happen.
    • From the moment they met, it seemed their friendship was predestined.
Noun
  1. (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)
  2. previous determination as if by destiny or fate

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