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Definitions for preordain
ˌpri ɔrˈdeɪnpre·or·dain
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Princeton's WordNet
predestine, foreordain, preordainverb
foreordain or determine beforehand
Wiktionary
preordainverb
To determine the fate of something in advance
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PREORDAINverb
To ordain beforehand.
Etymology: præ and ordain.
Sin is the contrariety to the will of God, and if all things be preordained by God, and so demonstrated to be willed by him, it remains there is no such thing as sin. Henry Hammond.
Few souls preordain’d by fate,
The race of gods have reach’d that envy’d state. Wentworth Dillon.
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preordain
Preordain refers to deciding or determining an outcome or course of action in advance, often related to divine will or a predetermined fate. It's commonly used in spiritual or religious context.
Webster Dictionary
Preordainverb
to ordain or appoint beforehand: to predetermine: to foreordain
Etymology: [Pref. pre + ordain: cf. L. praeordinare.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Preordain
prē-or-dān′, v.t. to ordain, appoint, or determine beforehand.—n. Preordinā′tion.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of preordain in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of preordain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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