n. | 1. | The act of predestinating. |
2. | (Theol.) The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. See Calvinism. |
Noun | 1. | predestination - previous determination as if by destiny or fate |
2. | predestination - (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) |