predestination

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Synonyms: pre-destination, predestinator, predesignation, predestinarian, predestinating, predestinative

Antonyms: pre-destination, predestinator, predesignation, predestinarian, predestinating, predestinative

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|theology}} The [[doctrine]] that everything has been foreordained by [[God]] or by [[fate]].
2. {{lb|en|Calvinism|specifically}} The doctrine that certain people have been [[elected]] for [[salvation]], and sometimes also that others are destined for [[reprobation]].
3. [[destiny|Destiny]] or [[fate]].

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