English noun: preordination | |||
1. | preordination (cognition) (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) | ||
Synonyms | foreordination, predestination, predetermination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | theological doctrine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | election | ||
Domain category | divinity, theology | ||