( n. )
The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate.
( n. )
The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012