preordain

  • 1Preordain — Pre or*dain , v. t. [Pref. pre + ordain: cf. L. praeordinare.] To ordain or appoint beforehand: to predetermine: to foreordain. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2preordain — I verb appoint beforehand, appoint in advance, decide in advance, decree beforehand, destine, determine beforehand, enact beforehand, establish beforehand, fix beforehand, foredoom, forejudge, foreshadow, preconceive, preconclude, preconsider,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3preordain — (v.) 1530s, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + ORDAIN (Cf. ordain) (q.v.). Related: Preordained; preordaining …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4preordain — [prē΄ôr dān′] vt. [LL praeordinare: see PRE & ORDAIN] to ordain or decree beforehand; foreordain preordination [prē΄ôrd΄ n ā′shən] n …

    English World dictionary

  • 5preordain — transitive verb Date: 1533 to decree or ordain in advance ; foreordain • preordainment noun • preordination noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6preordain — preordination /pree awr dn ay sheuhn/, n. /pree awr dayn /, v.t. to ordain beforehand; foreordain. [1525 35; PRE + ORDAIN] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 7preordain — verb To determine the fate of something in advance A child! If here the heart turns sick with ruth Syn: foreordain, predestine, predetermine …

    Wiktionary

  • 8preordain — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. appoint, doom, set; see bless 3 , predetermine . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To determine the future of in advance: destine, fate, foreordain, predestinate, predestine, predetermine. See CERTAIN …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9preordain — v. predestine, decree in advance; determine beforehand, set in advance; appoint in advance, designate beforehandpre·or·dain || ‚prɪːɔr deɪn /‚prɪːɔː d …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10preordain — foresceawian …

    English to the Old English

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