NOUN | cognition | predetermination, predestination, foreordination, preordination | (theology) being determined in advance |
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cognition | predetermination | a mental determination or resolve in advance | |
act | predetermination | the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place |
Meaning | (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 | predestination, foreordination, preordination | |
Category | theology, divinity | The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth |
Narrower | election | The predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) |
Broader | theological doctrine | The doctrine of a religious group |
Spanish | predestinación, predeterminación | |
Catalan | predestinació, predeterminació | |
Verbs | predetermine | determine beforehand |
Meaning | A mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something. | |
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Example | "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" | |
Broader | decision, determination, conclusion | A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration |
Verbs | predetermine | determine beforehand |
Meaning | The act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place. | |
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Broader | determination, finding | The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation |
Verbs | predetermine | determine beforehand |
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