(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)
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用作名詞(n.)
Foreknowledge is prior to predestination . 預知是在預定之前。
Would you accept the concept of predestination? 你可以接受宿命的概念嗎？
See how powerless is the human will against predestination! 請看人類反抗命運的意志是多么脆弱無力啊！
She is an important person in my life. It should see predestination if we can get together. 她注定是我人生中一個重要的人，但能不能走到一起還要靠緣分。
常用短語
He reduces predestination to God\\\'s foreknowledge of human determination.
出自：W. H. Fremantle
Major\\\'s father had a Calvinist\\\'s faith in predestination and could perceive how everyone\\\'s misfortunes..were expressions of God\\\'s will.