PREDESTINATION Definition & Meaning

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predestination

[ pri-des-tuh-ney-shuhn, pree-des- ]

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noun

an act of predestinating or predestining.
the state of being predestinated or predestined.
fate; destiny.
Theology.
1. the action of God in foreordaining from eternity whatever comes to pass.
2. the decree of God by which certain souls are foreordained to salvation. Compare election ( def 5 ), double predestination.

predestination

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noun

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1. the act of God foreordaining every event from eternity
2. the doctrine or belief, esp associated with Calvin, that the final salvation of some of mankind is foreordained from eternity by God
the act of predestining or the state of being predestined

predestination

In theology , the doctrine that all events have been willed by God. John Calvin interpreted predestination to mean that God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation (see also salvation ) for others.

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Origin of predestination¹

1300–50; Middle English predestinacioun < Late Latin ��پ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��پ��پ�ō ). See predestinate, -ion

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Linda does not believe in the predestination of zodiac signs, but there is nothing stopping her from choosing to represent her own, at her own free will.

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That autonomy keeps “Maria” from being a thematic gut punch about predestination like Larraín’s other outings, but Jolie’s stunning central performance makes up for what the film’s story lacks.

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Gail fed her children’s developing minds with notions of predestination, aliens and the occult.

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He said: “It’s an attempt to predict the future, which is, of course, impossible. So it ties into the themes of fate, predestination, and the unpredictability of the future.”

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Where the first season was an examination of predestination and an identity reset for its namesake hero, these new episodes play with determinism – the theory that all our actions are inevitable.

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