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predetermination |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Predetermination \Pre`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]d['e]termination.] The act of previous determination; a purpose formed beforehand; as the predetermination of God's will --Hammond. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: predetermination n : (theology) the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: {predestination}, {foreordination}, {preordination}]
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