Predetermination - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌpriːdɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən|
Brit.  |ˌpriːdɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən|

noun

- (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) (syn: predestination, preordination)
- a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something
he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong
- the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place
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