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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dou′ble predestina′tion, [Theol.]- Religionthe doctrine that God has foreordained both those who will be saved and those who will be damned.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•des•ti•na•tion /prɪˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən, ˌpridɛs-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Religionthe belief that God has already decided whatever comes to pass, esp. salvation or damnation, and that humans can do nothing to change these results.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•des•ti•na•tion (pri des′tə nā′shən, prē′des-),USA pronunciation n. - an act of predestinating or predestining.
- the state of being predestinated or predestined.
- fate;
destiny. - Religion[Theol.]
- the action of God in foreordaining from eternity whatever comes to pass.
- the decree of God by which certain souls are foreordained to salvation. Cf. election (def. 4), double predestination.
- Late Latin praedestinātiōn- (stem of praedestinātiō). See predestinate, -ion
- Middle English predestinacioun 1300–50
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