predestination

pre·des·ti·na·tion  (pr-dst-nshn)

n.

1. The act of predestining or the condition of being predestined.

2. Theology

a. The doctrine that God has foreordained all things, especially that God has elected certain souls to eternal salvation.

b. The divine decree foreordaining all souls to either salvation or damnation.

c. The act of God foreordaining all things gone before and to come.

3. Destiny; fate.

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predestination

Noun

Christian theol the belief that future events have already been decided by God

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predestination

1. the action of God in foreordaining from eternity whatever comes to pass.
2. the doctrine that God chooses those who are to come to salvation.

See also: Theology

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	predestination - previous determination as if by destiny or fate destiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
	2.	predestination - (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) foreordination, predetermination, preordination election - the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group

Translations

predestination [priːdɛstɪˈneɪʃən] n → predestinación f

predestination [priːdɛstɪˈneɪʃən] n → prédestination f

predestination [priːdɛstɪˈneɪʃən] n → Vorherbestimmung f

predestination [priːdɛstɪˈneɪʃən] n → predestinazione f