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noun : PREDETERMINATION
Source:WordNet 3.1
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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) ;
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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" ;
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3. (
) the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place ;
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