PREDESTINE


Meaning of PREDESTINE in English

(ˈ)prē+ transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English predestinen, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French predestiner, from Latin praedestinare to determine beforehand, from prae- pre- + destinare to determine — more at destine

: to destine, decree, determine, appoint, or settle beforehand : foreordain especially by divine decree or eternal purpose

advocates of the doctrine of double predestination maintain that God predestines some to eternal life and others to eternal death

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