pre ‧ des ‧ ti ‧ na ‧ tion /prɪˌdestəˈneɪʃ ə n, prɪˌdestɪˈneɪʃ ə n, ˌpriːdes-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the belief that God has decided everything that will happen and that people cannot change this
pre ‧ des ‧ ti ‧ na ‧ tion /prɪˌdestəˈneɪʃ ə n, prɪˌdestɪˈneɪʃ ə n, ˌpriːdes-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the belief that God has decided everything that will happen and that people cannot change this
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012