What does predestinate mean?
Definitions for predestinate
prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt; -nɪt, -ˌneɪtpre·des·ti·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
foreordained, predestinate, predestinedverb
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"
predestine, predestinate, foreordainverb
foreordain by divine will or decree
Wiktionary
predestinateverb
To predestine.
Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. uE000451385uE001 Rom. viii. 29.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PREDESTINATEverb
To appoint beforehand by irreversible decree.
Etymology: predestiner, Fr. præ and destino, Lat.
Some gentleman or other shall scape a predestinate scratcht face. William Shakespeare.
Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son. Romans viii. 29.
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself. Eph. i. 5.
To Predestinateverb
To hold predestination. In ludicrous language.
His ruff crest he rears,
And pricks up his predestinating ears. Dryden.
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predestinate
Predestinate refers to the divine foreordaining or predetermination of all that will happen, especially concerning the salvation or damnation of particular individuals. It is a concept often associated with certain theological doctrines or philosophies.
Webster Dictionary
Predestinateadjective
predestinated; foreordained; fated
Predestinateverb
to predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to preelect
Etymology: [L. praedestinatus, p. p. of praedestinare to predestine; prae before + destinare to determine. See Destine.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of predestinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of predestinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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