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predetermination|priːdɪtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən|
[n. of action from predetermine v.; or (in some uses) f. pre- A. 2 + determination. So F. prédétermination (1636 in Hatz.-Darm.).]
The action of predetermining; the fact or condition of being predetermined; previous determination.
1. A previous decision; a decision given beforehand, or before due examination or discussion.
1646Bp. Maxwell Burd. Issach. in Phenix (1708) II. 287 They depose the Queen Regent; the predetermination being given, that it was lawful for them to do so, by Mr. Knox, and Mr. Wilcocks. 1794S. Williams Vermont 254 That there appeared a manifest inequality, not to say predetermination, that Congress should request of their constituents power to judge and determine in the cause.
2. A previous determining or fixing of the limits or extent of something; = prelimitation. ? Obs.
1637–50Row Hist. Kirk (Wodrow Soc.) 500 Aganis the predetermination and perlimitation of the Assemblie, they gave six Reasons.
3. The action of settling or ordaining beforehand what is to take place; the fact of being so settled; previous appointment; predestination.
1647Jer. Taylor Lib. Proph. Ep. Ded. 33 The Calvinists are fierce in the matters of absolute Predetermination. 1702Addison Dial. Medals ii. 87 He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and praedetermination of the Gods themselves. 1836H. Rogers J. Howe vi. (1863) 160 Those who held extreme opinions on the subject of Divine predetermination. 1894Westm. Gaz. 13 July 2/3 To impress us with the wonderful co-ordination and predetermination of natural laws.
4. A previous determination, tendency, or direction given (to something).
a1716South Serm. (1744) VII. v. 94 Some..assert that the creature never advances into action, but by an irresistible pre-determination of the faculty to that action.
5. A previous mental determination or resolve; an antecedent fixed intention (to do something).
1782F. Burney Cecilia viii. iii, Hear me, then, I beg of you, with no pre-determination to disregard me. 1831Carlyle Misc. Ess., Nibelungenlied (1872) III. 134 In spite of her rigorous predeterminations, some kindness for him is already gliding in. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 369 Mr. Winwood Reade..went down..with a pre-determination to prove Du Chaillu was wrong. |