foreordination

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noun

Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.

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Meanings

nounforeordination (countable and uncountable, plural foreordinations)

plural foreordinations

  1. countableuncountablePrevious ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.

    Synonyms: destiny, doom, chance, destin, destiny, doom, fatality, fate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPrevious ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.

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More synonyms by meaning

noun(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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Broader
theological doctrine
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chancedestinydoomfatalityfateforedoomfortunekismetlotorlayportionpredestinationpredestinypredeterminationpreordinationweirdwyrd

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Origin

From fore- + ordination.

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APA

foreordination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreordination

MLA

“foreordination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreordination. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreordination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreordination.

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