单词 | predestinating |
释义 | predestinatingn. The action of predestinate v. ΚΠ ?1542 R. Taverner On Saynt Andrewes Day Gospels f. xvij. v For the self same mansions which Christ prepared before in predestinating, he prepareth now in working. 1582 R. Browne Treat. 23 Matt. in R. Harrison & R. Browne Writings (1953) 197 His Chusing and Predestinating of vs to be saued. 1642 tr. W. Ames Marrow Sacred Divinity xxv. 121 Reprobation is the predestinating of some certaine men, that the glory of Gods Iustice might be manifested in them. 1753 J. Fisher Assembly's Shorter Catechism Explained i. 72 Q. 31. What is God's decree concerning angels and men, commonly called? A. His predestinating of them. 1929 Times 12 Oct. 13/6 Dr. Finley will take as his general subject for the series, which will deal primarily with Scottish influence in the development of American institutions, ‘The Predestinating of America’. 2002 B. Vickers Counterfeiting Shakespeare i. vi. 182 That phrase [sc. ‘predestinated time’] does not imply that time has been doing the predestinating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). predestinatingadj. That predestinates or predetermines someone or something, esp. by divine will; characterized by or concerned with predestination. ΚΠ 1623 J. A. Rivers Poëme ii, in Iesus Præfigured 65 Their names helpe to fill That booke which Gods predestinating will Hath writ. 1659 W. Retchford tr. D. Dickson Expos. St. Pauls Epist. i. 94/2 His wonderful and free calling to the Faith and Apostleship..powerfully derived from the predestinating counsel of God. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 14 Presuming upon their profess'd predestinating Notions, and of every Man's End being predetermin'd. 1819 T. Chalmers Congregat. Serm. (1836) I. 369 Mysteries attach to the counsels and determinations of a predestinating God. 1870 C. C. Coffin Seat of Empire xi. 207 Wood, iron, silver, and gold are predestinating forces in a nation's history, decreeing occupation, character, power, and influence. 1909 Times 8 July 10/3 The man who was assured of his election saw the predestinating hand of God in all the duties imposed on him. 1984 D. L. Edwards Christian Eng. (1985) III. v. 189 He ceased to be a Calvinist but never abandoned the belief in God's predestinating care of him. 2002 B. McGinn in O. Davies & D. Turner Silence & Word v. 96 Luther speaks of another form of divine hiddenness, the God hidden behind his revelation in his predestinating will. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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