I. prēˈdestənə̇t, -ˌnāt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praedestinatus, past participle of praedestinare to determine beforehand — more at predestine
1. : foreordained by God's decree or eternal purpose
2. : destined, fated, or determined beforehand
there is a sense of predestinate inevitability about its passage … with its sixteen silvered cars — W.D.Edmonds
II. noun
( -s )
: a person predestinated to eternal life
III. -ˌnāt transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English predestinaten, from Latin praedestinatus, past participle of praedestinare
1. : to foreordain to an earthly or eternal lot or destiny (as salvation or damnation) by divine purpose or decree
for whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son — Rom 8:29 (Authorized Version)
2. archaic : to choose, fix, or settle beforehand : predetermine