n. Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
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n. (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)
Word Usage
"His choice of the plan, or His making certain that the creation should be on this order, we call His foreordination or His predestination."