Meanings
plural preordinations
- uncountableusuallyThe state or process of things being preordained.
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In the years since 9/11, producers have found rich thematic material in the arguments for and against preordination, resulting in series like “The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Lost” and now “FlashForward,” which begins in such a spirit of bracing suspense that I am challenged to recall another pilot that lured me so quickly into addiction.
2009 September 24, Ginia Bellafante, “Fearing a Future They’ve Seen”, in New York TimesSynonyms: destiny, doom, chance, destin, destiny, doom, fatality, fate
- not comparableBefore ordination.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or process of things being preordained.
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
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