preordination

preordination
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)
• Topics: ↑theology, ↑divinity
• Hypernyms: ↑theological doctrine
• Hyponyms: ↑election

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\(|) ̷ ̷+\ noun
Etymology: Late Latin praeordination-, praeordinatio, from praeordinatus (past participle of praeordinare to preordain, from Latin prae- pre- + ordinare to order, ordain) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ordain
: the action or an act or instance of preordaining or foreordaining

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preordināˈtion noun
The act of preordaining
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Main Entry: ↑preordain

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preordination UK [priːˌɔːrdɪnˈeɪʃ(ə)n] US [priˌɔrd(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable]
Thesaurus: certain or likely to happensynonym general words meaning to happensynonym
Main entry: preordained

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  • Preordination — Pre*or di*na tion, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]ordination.] The act of foreordaining: previous determination. The preordination of God. Bale. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • preordination — index foregone conclusion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • préordination — (pré or di na sion) s. f. Action de préordonner ; ordre établi à l avance. •   Encore que peut être il y en ait plusieurs qui, lorsqu ils considèrent la préordination de Dieu, ne peuvent comprendre comment notre liberté peut subsister et s… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • PRÉORDINATION — n. f. T. de Théologie Ordre établi à l’avance. Ce théologien composa un traité pour démontrer que la liberté de l’homme s’accorde avec la préordination de Dieu …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • preordination — noun see preordain …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • preordination — See preordainment. * * * …   Universalium

  • preordination — prɪːɔrdɪ neɪʃn / ɔːd n. predestination, determination of destiny in advance …   English contemporary dictionary

  • preordination — pre·ordination …   English syllables

  • preordination — See: preordained …   English dictionary

  • preordain — preordination /pree awr dn ay sheuhn/, n. /pree awr dayn /, v.t. to ordain beforehand; foreordain. [1525 35; PRE + ORDAIN] * * * …   Universalium

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