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predestinate

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I'm personally a fan of the theological-style "everything is perfectly predestinated, and also you have full free will, and both are true at the same time" arguments.

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Quick take

foreordain by divine will or decree

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of predestinate gathered in one view.

verb

foreordain by divine will or decree

adjective

established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for predestinate.

adjective

established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"

See also: foreordained, predestined

Example sentences

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I'm personally a fan of the theological-style "everything is perfectly predestinated, and also you have full free will, and both are true at the same time" arguments.

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The principle, in Calvin's words, is that "All are not created on equal terms, but some are preordained to eternal life, others to eternal damnation; and, accordingly, as each has been created for one or other of these ends, we say that he has been predestinated to life or to death."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use predestinate in a sentence?

I'm personally a fan of the theological-style "everything is perfectly predestinated, and also you have full free will, and both are true at the same time" arguments.

What does predestinate mean?

foreordain by divine will or decree

What part of speech is predestinate?

predestinate is commonly used as verb, adjective.