- preordination as a noun:
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preordination
noun
1 preordination
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).
synonyms: foreordination, predestination, predetermination.
Roget 611: predestination, preordination, premeditation, predeliberation†, predetermination; foregone conclusion, fait accompli [Fr.]; parti pris [Fr.]; resolve, propendency†; intention etc. 620; project ... show more
Roget 601: involuntariness; instinct, blind impulse; inborn proclivity, innate proclivity; native tendency, natural tendency; natural impulse, predetermination. necessity, necessitation; obligation; compulsion etc. ... show more
Dutch: predestinatie
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