Predestination

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹi.dÉ›s.tɪˈneɪ.ʃen/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

Middle English, from Old French predestination, from Late Latin praedestinatio.

Full definition of predestination

Noun

1. (theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by a God, especially that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes also that others are destined for reprobation.
2. Destiny or fate.

Related terms

• determinism