predestinarian

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UK/pɹiːˌdɛs.tɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/US/pɹiˌdɛs.tɪˈnɛɹi.ən/

adjective

Of or relating to predestination.

First used 17th c.Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivepredestinarian (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelifestyleOf or relating to predestination.First known use 17th c.

    But it is wrong to stress only the predestinarian aspect of protestantism […].

    1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 123
nounpredestinarian (plural predestinarians)

plural predestinarians

  1. One who believes in predestination.First known use 17th c.

    Synonyms: predestinator

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who believes in predestination.

More synonyms by meaning

nounanyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Italian predestinaziano, predestinaziano
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Polish predestynacyjny, osoba wierząca w predestynację
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APA

predestinarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestinarian

MLA

“predestinarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestinarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predestinarian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestinarian.

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