† predestinatistn.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who believes himself or herself to be predestined for eternal salvation by divine will.
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Predestinatian1630
predestinatist1630
predeterminant1630
predestinarian1656
predeterminera1678
predestinationista1852
providentialist1862
1630 G. Widdowes Schysmatical Puritan Pref. The Presuming Predestinatist is he, whose purenes is an inspired knowledge, that hee shalbe saved by Gods absolute election.
1658 W. Sanderson Compl. Hist. Life King Charles 151 The presuming Predestinatist hath an inspired knowledge to be saved by Gods absolute Election, as sure as it were now in Heaven.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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