pre´des|ig|na´tion

pre´des|ig|na´tion
pre|des|ig|nate «pree DEHZ ihg nayt», transitive verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing.
1. to designate beforehand; specify in advance.
2. Logic. to designate the range of (the predicate) by annexing to the subject a quantitative particle such as “one,” “alone,” or “nothing but.”
pre´des|ig|na´tion, noun.

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  • pre|des|ti|na|tion — «PREE dehs tuh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of ordaining beforehand; destiny; fate: »a kind of moral predestination, or overruling principle which cannot be resisted (Samuel Johnson). 2. the action of God in deciding beforehand what shall …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre·des·ti·na·tion — /ˌpriːˌdɛstəˈneıʃən/ noun [noncount] : the belief that everything that will happen has already been decided by God or fate and cannot be changed …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|des|ig|nate — «pree DEHZ ihg nayt», transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. 1. to designate beforehand; specify in advance. 2. Logic. to designate the range of (the predicate) by annexing to the subject a quantitative particle such as “one,” “alone,” or “nothing but …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …   English syllables

  • des — des·ca·mi·sa·do; des·cant·er; des·cant·ist; des·cartes s; des·cart·ian; des·ce·met s; des·champ·sia; des·cha·pelles; des·cloi·zite; des·cort; des·cri·able; des·cri·al; des·cri·er; des·cu·rain·ia; des·e·crat·er; des·e·cra·tion; des·er·et;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • -tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • predestination — pre·des·ti·na·tion …   English syllables

  • predestinational — pre·des·ti·na·tion·al …   English syllables

  • predestination — pre|des|ti|na|tion [prıˌdestıˈneıʃən, ˌpri:des ] n [U] the belief that God has decided everything that will happen and that people cannot change this …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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