Definitions for predestination
prɪˌdɛs təˈneɪ ʃən, ˌpri dɛs-pre·des·ti·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. predestinationnoun

   previous determination as if by destiny or fate

2. predestination, foreordination, preordination, predeterminationnoun

   (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)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. predestinationnoun

   The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by a God, especially that certain people have been elected for salvation, with others destined for reprobation.

2. predestinationnoun

   Destiny or fate.

3. Etymology: from predestination, from praedestinatio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Predestinationnoun

   Fatal decree; pre-ordination.

   Etymology: predestination, Fr. from predestinate.

   Predestination we can difference no otherwise from providence and prescience, than this, that prescience only foreseeth, providence foreseeth and careth for, and hath respect to all creatures, and predestination is only of men; and yet not of all to men belonging, but of their salvation properly in the common use of divines; or perdition, as some have used it. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

   Nor can they justly accuse
   Their maker, or their making, or their fate;
   As if predestination over-rul’d
   Their will, dispos’d by absolute decree,
   Or high fore-knowledge. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Predestination

   Predestination, in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul. Explanations of predestination often seek to address the paradox of free will, whereby God's omniscience seems incompatible with human free will. In this usage, predestination can be regarded as a form of religious determinism; and usually predeterminism, also known as theological determinism.

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1. predestination

   Predestination is a religious concept that refers to the belief that everything that happens has been predetermined by God or a divine power, including individual fate, human destiny or events in the world. The notation of predestination is found in various religions and involves the doctrine that all events have been willed by God and emphasizes God's sovereign control over every detail of life.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Predestinationnoun

   the act of predestinating

2. Predestinationnoun

   the purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. See Calvinism

3. Etymology: [L. praedestinatio: cf. F. prdestination.]

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1. Predestination

   Predestination, in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God. John Calvin interpreted biblical predestination to mean that God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation for others. Explanations of predestination often seek to address the so-called "paradox of free will", whereby God's omniscience seems incompatible with human free will. In this useage, predestination can be regarded as a form of religious determinism; and usually predeterminism.

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1. Predestination

   the eternal decree which in particular foreordains certain of the human family to life everlasting and others to death everlasting, or the theological dogma which teaches these. See Election, the Doctrine of.

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1. predestination

   Pre--(before) Destination (the eventual arrival point) Def: A plan that has been made for a trip or journey in advance of the journey.

   The ideal direction we will travel to arrive at Niagara Falls has already been predestined.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on September 29, 2014  

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1. • Destiny
   • Theological Doctrine
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of predestination in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of predestination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of predestination in a Sentence

1. John Calvin:

   For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit, in which, as nothing is omitted that is both necessary and useful to know, so nothing is taught but what is expedient to know. Therefore we must guard against depriving believers of anything disclosed about predestination in Scripture, lest we seem either wickedly to defraud them of the blessing of their God or to accuse and scoff at the Holy Spirit for having published what it is in any way profitable to suppress.

2. Ingrid Weir:

   There is no fate... no predestination... no luck. Don't use that as an excuse to not live the life you want. Work for it. You make your future - no one else.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=predestination
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Predestination
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=predestination
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predestination
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=predestination
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Predestination