English noun: predetermination |
1. | predetermination (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) |
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| Synonyms | foreordination, predestination, preordination |
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| Broader (hypernym) | theological doctrine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | election |
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| Domain category | divinity, theology |
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2. | predetermination (cognition) a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something |
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| Samples | He entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong.
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| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, decision, determination |
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3. | predetermination (act) the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place |
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| Broader (hypernym) | determination, finding |
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