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predestination Definition

pre·des·ti·na·tion (prē des′tə nās̸hən)

noun

  1. Theol. the doctrine that
    1. God foreordained everything that would happen
    2. God predestines certain souls to salvation and, esp. in Calvinism, others to damnation
  2. a predestinating or being predestinated; destiny; fate

Etymology: ME predestinacioun < LL(Ec) praedestinatio

predestination Synonyms

predestination

n.

  1. A forecast

    prediction, intention, predetermination; see forecast.

  2. Fate

    doom, fortune, decree; see destiny 1.

predestination Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • teach: Augustine had taught only the predestination of the elect which he understood in terms of God's positive choice to redeem.
  • preach: I had an opportunity to moderate the spirits of some who were greatly exasperated against Howel Harris, for preaching predestination among them.
  • mention: Article 10 does not mention Predestination overtly but obviously Article 17 does!
  • concern: Sermons six through nine contain little or nothing that explicitly concerns predestination, treating as they do of the trial of Isaac in Gerar.
  • say: To say Predestination is thus not only to say God; it is also to say Theodicy.
  • call: They would hold that salvation comes from Gods choice of us, before time, and enacted out by Gods decree called Predestination.

Adjective modifier

  • absolute: Yet our Lord owned me here also, and the hammer of his word broke the rock of absolute predestination in pieces.
  • double: Whilst many admit the ' asymmetry ' of double predestination, I do not think that this is anywhere near enough.
  • divine: Finally he says that a Christian is a divine product by divine power for a divine purpose through divine predestination.

Modifies a noun

  • issue: Q: What about the free will and predestination issue?
  • verse: This goes into the often controversial issue of predestination verses freewill.