foreordination

Noun
  1. (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) (synset 105974996)
    referred to in: divinity, theology - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
    is a type of: theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group
    subtypes: election - the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
    same as: predestination, predetermination, preordination

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