Predestination
WordNet

noun


(1)   (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)
(2)   Previous determination as if by destiny or fate
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Noun



  1. The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by a God, especially that certain people have been elected for salvation, with others destined for reprobation.
  2. destiny or fate.
 
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