Synonyms: predestination, predetermination, preordination, foreordination
Definition: (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)
Similar words: theological doctrine
Definition: the doctrine of a religious group
Synonyms: predestination
Definition: previous determination as if by destiny or fate
Definition: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future