foreordination
(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) • Syn: predestination, preordination, predetermination • Derivationally related forms: predetermine (for: predetermination), preordain (for: preordination), foreordain, predestinarian (for: predestination), predestinationist (for: predestination), predestine (for: predestination) • Topics: theology, divinity • Hypernyms: theological doctrine • Hyponyms: election
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