Preordination

pre·or·dain  (prôr-dn)

tr.v. pre·or·dained, pre·or·dain·ing, pre·or·dains

To appoint, decree, or ordain in advance; foreordain.

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preor·dainment n.

pre·ordi·nation (-ôrdn-shn) n.

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preordination - (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, predestination 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