Foredetermine
Origin
From .
Full definition of foredetermine
Verb
- (transitive) To determine beforehand; predetermine.
- 1847, The National preacher: Volumes 21-22:The relations of life act as bribes to bias his judgment and foredetermine his verdict.
- 1864, Bibliotheca sacra and theological review: Volume 21:The answer made to this is, in effect, that although the will is in such a sense a power of contrary choice or self- determination that God cannot foredetermine its action without restraint upon this power and destruction of its freedom ...
- 2004, Paul Carus, Martin Verhoven, The gospel of Buddha according to old records:But more to the point was Peirce's observation that Carus's reconciliation of religion and science constituted "an endeavor to reach a foredetermined conclusion."
- 2007, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Horatius Bonar, God's Will, Man's Will and Free Will:If God plans, foredetermines and predestinates each and every deed of a man's life, powerfully controlling all circumstances, all persons, even all forces of whatever variety and magnitude that affects his life, can that man be truly free?