Meanings
plural predestinations
- countablespecificallyuncountableThe doctrine that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes also that others are destined for reprobation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDestiny or fate.
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)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinpraedēstinātiō
- Old Frenchpredestination
- Middle Englishpredestinacion
- Englishpredestination
From Middle English predestinacion, from Old French predestination, from Late Latin praedēstinātiō. By surface analysis, predestine + -ation. Displaced native Old English foreteohhung.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian предопределение, орис
- предопределение (predopredelenie)religious doctrine
- орис (oris)destiny or fate
Catalan predestinació
- predestinacióreligious doctrine
Chinese Mandarin 宿命论, 前定
- 宿命论 (sùmìnglùn)religious doctrine
- 前定 (qiándìng)destiny or fate
Czech předurčení
- předurčeníreligious doctrine
Danish prædestination, forudbestemmelse
- prædestinationreligious doctrine
- forudbestemmelsereligious doctrine
Dutch voorbestemdheid, predestinatie
- voorbestemdheidreligious doctrine
- predestinatiereligious doctrine
Esperanto sortdifino
- sortdifinoreligious doctrine
Finnish predestinaatio, ennaltamäärääminen
- predestinaatioreligious doctrine
- ennaltamäärääminenreligious doctrine
- kohtalodestiny or fate
French prédestination
- prédestinationreligious doctrine
German Prädestination, Vorherbestimmung
- Prädestinationreligious doctrine
- Vorherbestimmungreligious doctrine
Greek προορισμός
- προορισμός (proorismós)religious doctrine
Korean 예정
- 예정 (yejeong)religious doctrine
Norwegian Bokmål predestinasjon, forutbestemmelse
- predestinasjonreligious doctrine
- forutbestemmelsereligious doctrine
Persian تقدیر
- تقدیر (taqdir)religious doctrine
Polish predestynacja, predestynacja
- predestynacjareligious doctrine
- predestynacjadestiny or fate
Portuguese predestinação
- predestinaçãoreligious doctrine
Russian предопределе́ние, предназначе́ние
- предопределе́ние (predopredelénije)religious doctrine
- предназначе́ние (prednaznačénije)religious doctrine
- предназначение (prednaznačenije)destiny or fate
Spanish predestinación
- predestinaciónreligious doctrine
Swedish predestination, förutbestämmelse
- predestinationreligious doctrine
- förutbestämmelsereligious doctrine
Ukrainian напередвизначення
- напередвизначення (naperedvyznačennja)religious doctrine
Vietnamese tiền định
- tiền địnhreligious doctrine
Welsh rhagarfaeth
- rhagarfaethreligious doctrine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with predestination
Cite this entry
predestination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestination
“predestination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestination. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predestination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predestination.
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