predetermination
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of deciding or arranging something beforehand: The action of establishing or decreeing in advance what will happen.
- A fixed intention or decision formed in advance: A mental resolve or decision made before an event or action.
- (Theology) The state of being decided in advance; divine foreordainment: Especially the doctrine that God has predetermined all events, including human salvation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The committee's predetermination of the winner made the competition seem unfair.
- She approached the negotiation with a predetermination to reach a compromise.
- The theological concept of predetermination is a central tenet in some religious doctrines.
Advanced Usage
- "with/without predetermination": Describing an action done with or without a fixed prior decision.
- The judge was careful to review the case without any predetermination of guilt.
- Doctrinal usage: Often capitalized as "Predetermination" when referring to the specific theological doctrine.
- Debates about free will often involve discussions of Predetermination.
Variants and Related Words
- Predetermine (verb): To decide or settle in advance.
- The rules predetermine the outcome.
- Predetermined (adjective): Established or decided in advance.
- They followed a predetermined path.
Synonyms
- Preordination: The action of ordaining or determining in advance.
- Foreordination: (Theology) Divine determination beforehand.
- Preconception: A preconceived idea or prejudice.
- Prejudice: A preconceived opinion not based on reason.
Related Phrases
- A foregone conclusion: An outcome that is certain to happen, often due to prior arrangement.
- The trial's verdict was a foregone conclusion, given the judge's apparent predetermination.
Noun
- the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place
- a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something
- he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong
- (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)