Noun Definition

predetermination

1.Definition: (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)

Related Noun(s):foreordination, predestination, preordination

Category: General

2.Definition: a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something

"He entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"

Category: General

3.Definition: the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place

Category: General