predestined

pre·des·tine

 (prē-dĕs′tĭn)

tr.v. pre·des·tined, pre·des·tin·ing, pre·des·tines

1. To fix upon, decide, or decree in advance; foreordain.

2. Theology To foreordain or elect by divine will or decree.

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[Middle English predestinen, from Old French predestiner, from Late Latin praedēstināre : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin dēstināre, to determine; see destiny.]

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predestined

(ˌpriːˈdɛstɪnd)

adj

foreordained or determined beforehand

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

predestined - established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" foreordained, predestinate sure, certain - certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"

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predestined

adjective fated, predetermined, preordained, meant, doomed, foreordained, pre-elected, predestinated His career was not predestined from birth.

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Translations

predestined

[ˌpriːˈdɛstɪnd] adj → prédestiné(e)
predestined from birth [person] → prédestiné

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