01 a. Predestinated; foreordained; fated.
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Predestinated; foreordained; fated.
Entry
2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Predestinate
· Pre·des·ti·nate
· IPA /pɹiːˈdɛstɪneɪt/
02 v. t. To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to preëlect.
imp. & p. p.
Predestinated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Predestinating
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To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to preëlect.“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.