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, predetermination |
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Category | theology, divinity | The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth |
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Narrower | election | The predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) |
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Broader | theological doctrine | The doctrine of a religious group |
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Spanish | predestinación, predeterminación |
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Catalan | predestinació, predeterminació |
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Verbs | preordain | foreordain or determine beforehand |
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