Meaning of PREDESTINATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]pri'destunit, [v]pri'destu`neyt
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- [adj] established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"
- [v] in theology
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| | Synonyms: | | certain, foreordain, foreordained, predestine, predestined, sure |
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| | See Also: | | predetermine | |
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\Pre*des"ti*nate\, a. [L. praedestinatus, p. p. of
praedestinare to predestine; prae before + destinare to
determine. See {Destine}.]
Predestinated; foreordained; fated. ``A predestinate
scratched face.'' --Shak.
\Pre*des"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Predestinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predestinating}.] [Cf.
{Predestine}.]
To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain
beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to
pre["e]lect.
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.
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