Predetermination
11predetermination — noun 1. (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) • Syn: ↑predestination, ↑foreordination …
12predetermination — noun Date: 1647 1. the act of predetermining ; the state of being predetermined: as a. the ordaining of events beforehand b. a fixing or settling in advance 2. a purpose formed beforehand …
13Prédétermination — Prédestination La prédestination est un concept théologique selon lequel Dieu, aurait choisi de toute éternité, et secrètement, ceux qui seront graciés et auront droit à la vie éternelle. L idée de prédestination est étroitement associée aux… …
14predetermination — See predeterminate. * * * …
15predetermination — noun a) The act of determining beforehand. b) Something that has been decided in advance. See Also: predetermine, predeterminer …
16predetermination — The idea that events are fixed in advance; that the apparent open nature of the future, contrasted with the fixed nature of the past, is in fact illusory. The view may arise from reflection upon determinism ; from the theological belief that God… …
17predetermination — Synonyms and related words: absolute certainty, absoluteness, act of God, aforethought, assurance, assuredness, calculatedness, calculation, certain knowledge, certainness, certainty, certitude, dead certainty, definiteness, deliberateness,… …
18predetermination — n. predestination, act of setting in advance; advance decisionpre·de·ter·mi·na·tion || prɪËdɪ‚tÉœrmɪ neɪʃn / tÉœËm …
19predetermination — n. See predestination …
20predetermination — pre·determination …
