predetermination

Other forms: predeterminations

Definitions of predetermination

1. noun

   a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something
   “he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong”

   type of:

   conclusion, decision, determination, verdict

   a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
2. noun

   the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place
   type of:

   determination, finding

   the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
3. noun

   (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)
   synonyms: foreordination, predestination, preordination

   types:

   election

   the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

   type of:

   theological doctrine

   the doctrine of a religious group