predestinate
81predestination — n. Theol. (as a belief or doctrine) the divine foreordaining of all that will happen, esp. with regard to the salvation of some and not others. Etymology: ME f. eccl.L praedestinatio (as PREDESTINATE) …
82predestine — v.tr. 1 determine beforehand. 2 ordain in advance by divine will or as if by fate. Etymology: ME f. OF predestiner or eccl.L praedestinare PREDESTINATE v …
83theological system — noun a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings Jewish theology Roman Catholic theology • Syn: ↑theology • Derivationally related forms: ↑theological (for: ↑theology), ↑ …
84predestinator — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnād.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: predestinate + or 1. : one that predestinates 2. archaic : predestinarian …
85pre|des|tine — «pree DEHS tuhn», transitive verb, tined, tin|ing. to determine or settle beforehand; foreordain. ╂[< Old French predestiner, learned borrowing from Latin praedēstināre to predestinate] …
