predeterminismn.
/ˌpriːdᵻˈtəːmᵻnɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌpridəˈtərməˌnɪz(ə)m/ The belief or theory that all actions, events, etc., are predetermined. Cf. determinism n.
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1876 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Jan. 106 In order..not to efface all responsibility, predeterminism accepts a freedom of being.
1888 J. Martineau Study Relig. II. iii. ii. 325 This Predeterminism introduces new contradictions.
1929 Sci. Monthly June 538/2 The objection to the notion of capacity is its flavor of fatalism or predeterminism.
1956 C. J. Herrick Evol. Human Nature xvi. 211 In a mechanical system there is no uncaused action; every movement is determined in a lawful way. But this determinism does not necessarily imply predeterminism.
1991 P. Kurtz Transcendental Temptation iii. xv. 425 One can also ask: What is the ‘influence’ of the celestial bodies? Does astrology involve a theory of determinism, predeterminism, or fate?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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