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