About The Word Predestinate
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Predestinate
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What's The Definition Of Predestinate?
[adj] 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"
[v] in theology Synonyms | Synonyms for Predestinate: certain | foreordain | foreordained | predestine | predestined | sure Related Terms | Find terms related to Predestinate: See Also | predetermine Predestinate In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*des"ti*nate\, a. [L. praedestinatus, p. p. of
praedestinare to predestine; prae before + destinare to
determine. See {Destine}.]
Predestinated; foreordained; fated. ``A predestinate
scratched face.'' --Shak.
\Pre*des"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predestinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predestinating}.] [Cf. {Predestine}.] To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to pre["e]lect. Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. --Rom. viii. 29. Syn: To predetermine; foreordain; preordain; decree; predestine; foredoom. |
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