What is the meaning of predetermination?

noun

  • Theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind. ()
  • A mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something.
    • usage: "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"
  • The act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place. .
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