predetermination

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noun

1. (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)
• Syn:
predestination, foreordination, preordination
• Derivationally related forms:
predetermine, preordain (for: preordination), foreordain (for: foreordination), predestinarian (for: predestination), predestinationist (for: predestination), predestine (for: predestination)
• Topics:
theology, divinity
• Hypernyms:
theological doctrine
• Hyponyms:
election
2. a mental determination or resolve in advance;
an antecedent intention to do something
- he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong
• Derivationally related forms:
predetermine
• Hypernyms:
decision, determination, conclusion
3. the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place
• Derivationally related forms:
predetermine
• Hypernyms:
determination, finding