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predetermination | the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place | |
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predetermination, predestination, foreordination, preordination | [in 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) | |
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predetermination | a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something |