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Meaning of FOREORDINATION

Pronunciation:  `fowror'dneyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (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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 Synonyms: predestination, predetermination, preordination
 
 See Also: theological doctrine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fore*or`di*na"tion\, n.
Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination;
predestination.
 
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