n. [ Cf. F. prédétermination. ] The act of previous determination; a purpose formed beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]
(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), Syn.predetermination, foreordination, preordination
[せんけつ, senketsu] (n, vs) previous decision; predetermination; deciding in advance; first priority; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Predetermination \Pre`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
pr['e]d['e]termination.]
The act of previous determination; a purpose formed
beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will.
--Hammond.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
predetermination
n 1: (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},
{foreordination}, {preordination}, {predetermination}]
2: a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent
intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a
predetermination to prove me wrong"
3: the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to
take place
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