predefinitionn.

Brit.

/ˌpriːdɛfᵻˈnɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈpriˌdɛfəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s predyffynycion, 1500s prediffinition, 1600s– predefinition, 1600s– predifinition, 1700s praedefinition.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, definition n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + definition n., after predefine v. Compare post-classical Latin predefinitio ruling or decision made beforehand (c760 in a British source), predestination (1542).

The action of predefine v.; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > predestination

foresettinga1300

destiningc1300

ordainingc1350

ordinationc1450

pre-ordinance1486

destinacy1490

predestination?1503

pre-ordination1527

foreordinance1530

predefinition?1548

fore-appointing1589

destination1598

ordainment1605

foreordination1620

predeterminationa1628

fatalitya1631

destinating1633

predesignationa1641

foreordaining1667

preordainmenta1847

pre-appointment1850

pre-election1860

foreordainment1879

providentialism1927

?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. sig. Lvii Vntyl such tyme as the complete nomber..shulde be fulfylled and whollye accomplyshed accordynge to the eternall predyffynycion of God.

1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 25 Some distinguish between God's predefinition and his predetermination: his predefinition they restrain to his decrees, and his predetermination to his concurse.

a1680 J. Corbet Humble Endeavour (1683) iii. v. 29 There is a Divine Predefinition and Efficience of all the Good that ever comes to pass.

1742 F. Blyth Serm. Every Sunday I. 392 Away with those big, not yet unriddled, Words: Predestination, Prescience, Prevision, Predefinition and what not. And let the plain intelligible Words of Christ take place.

1779 tr. C. F. X. Millot Elements Gen. Hist.: Pt. Second III. ii. 105 The Thomists, or Dominicans, had found out a physical præmotion; the Scotists, or Franciscans, a prædefinition; and with these high-sounding terms they explained the mystery, by rendering it more incomprehensible.

1898 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 12 32 It is a mistake to assume that accuracy inheres in the pre-definition of terms.

1956 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 62 171/2 Unlike most conversations, it involves the predefinition of this frame of reference through the device of the schedule.

1986 German Q. 59 531 Our identities stifled by the pre-definition of gloomy ancestral blood and the handily packaged powdered past.

2003 M. Cohen 101 Ethical Dilemmas 285 The sex/violence theme expresses a strong claim put by man to extend his universe, to suspend any predefinition of his existence.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predefinition
释义	predefinitionn. Brit. /ˌpriːdɛfᵻˈnɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈpriˌdɛfəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s predyffynycion, 1500s prediffinition, 1600s– predefinition, 1600s– predifinition, 1700s praedefinition. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, definition n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + definition n., after predefine v. Compare post-classical Latin predefinitio ruling or decision made beforehand (c760 in a British source), predestination (1542). The action of predefine v.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > predestination foresettinga1300 destiningc1300 ordainingc1350 ordinationc1450 pre-ordinance1486 destinacy1490 predestination?1503 pre-ordination1527 foreordinance1530 predefinition?1548 fore-appointing1589 destination1598 ordainment1605 foreordination1620 predeterminationa1628 fatalitya1631 destinating1633 predesignationa1641 foreordaining1667 preordainmenta1847 pre-appointment1850 pre-election1860 foreordainment1879 providentialism1927 ?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. sig. Lvii Vntyl such tyme as the complete nomber..shulde be fulfylled and whollye accomplyshed accordynge to the eternall predyffynycion of God. 1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 25 Some distinguish between God's predefinition and his predetermination: his predefinition they restrain to his decrees, and his predetermination to his concurse. a1680 J. Corbet Humble Endeavour (1683) iii. v. 29 There is a Divine Predefinition and Efficience of all the Good that ever comes to pass. 1742 F. Blyth Serm. Every Sunday I. 392 Away with those big, not yet unriddled, Words: Predestination, Prescience, Prevision, Predefinition and what not. And let the plain intelligible Words of Christ take place. 1779 tr. C. F. X. Millot Elements Gen. Hist.: Pt. Second III. ii. 105 The Thomists, or Dominicans, had found out a physical præmotion; the Scotists, or Franciscans, a prædefinition; and with these high-sounding terms they explained the mystery, by rendering it more incomprehensible. 1898 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 12 32 It is a mistake to assume that accuracy inheres in the pre-definition of terms. 1956 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 62 171/2 Unlike most conversations, it involves the predefinition of this frame of reference through the device of the schedule. 1986 German Q. 59 531 Our identities stifled by the pre-definition of gloomy ancestral blood and the handily packaged powdered past. 2003 M. Cohen 101 Ethical Dilemmas 285 The sex/violence theme expresses a strong claim put by man to extend his universe, to suspend any predefinition of his existence. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1548
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