foreordination

Noun

Meaning

Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

predestination predetermination preordination doom kismet election portion lot destination intention fate calculation necessity fortune decree
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Antonyms

building choice independence chance possibility incident
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Hypernyms

theological doctrine

Hyponyms

election

Related terms

order ordinal ordinary coordinate subordinate coordination

Examples

PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme.... not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink, to say nothing of the gore. Ambrose Bierce

Close letter words and terms

foreordainment foreorder foreordinate foreowned forepack foreparent