Predestinated
[verb pri-des-tuh-neyt; adjective pri-des-tuh-nit, -neyt] /verb prɪˈdɛs təˌneɪt; adjective prɪˈdɛs tə nɪt, -ˌneɪt/
verb (used with object), predestinated, predestinating.
1.
Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
2.
Obsolete. to foreordain; predetermine.
adjective
3.
predestined; foreordained.
predestinate
verb (priːˈdɛstɪˌneɪt)
1.
(transitive) another word for predestine
adjective (priːˈdɛstɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt)
2.
predestined or foreordained
3.
(theol) subject to predestination; decided by God from all eternity
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