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English noun: predestination | |||
| 1. | predestination (event) previous determination as if by destiny or fate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destiny, fate | ||
| 2. | predestination (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, predetermination, preordination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | theological doctrine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | election | ||
| Domain category | divinity, theology | ||
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