单词 | predeterminant |
释义 | predeterminantn.adj. A. n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > salvation, redemption > doctrine of salvation > [noun] > predestinarianism > adherent predestination?1503 predestinator?1557 Predestinatian1630 predestinatist1630 predeterminant1630 predestinarian1656 predeterminera1678 predestinationista1852 providentialist1862 1630 J. Sibbald Funerals Right Reuerend Father Patrick Forbes of Corse 122 The praedeterminantes admit this immediate concurrence, and the moving, or impelling of the agent besides. 1660 J. Pearson No Necessity Reformation Doctr. Church of Eng. 16 No man thinks a Praedeterminant or a Jansenian to be inclining to an Arminian. 1732 D. Millar Omniscience of God 128 The most rigid Predeterminant, never said, that Adam was not created free. a1738 H. Grove Syst. Moral Philos. (1749) I. ii. iv. 228 The predeterminants do not want an evasion. 2. A predetermining factor, circumstance, etc. ΚΠ 1900 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 6 262 The utilitarians have never contended for anything but pleasure as the predeterminant in the judgment which precedes action. 1933 M. Schütze Acad. Illusions in Field of Lett.& Arts i. 18 Korff's view of form of composition is inherent in his view of form as the predeterminant of content and meaning. 1975 Hist. & Theory 14 321 The old becomes a prophecy of the new and its predeterminant in the sense that its very existence determines the shape and interpretation of what comes later. 2005 Observer (Nexis) 17 July 24 Abortion and divorce were agreed to be predeterminants of monsterdom and God the antidote. B. adj. Having the quality of predetermining something. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > predetermining fore-appointing1589 forepointing1589 fateda1616 predeterminant1677 predeterminative1677 predeterminablea1834 foreordaining1864 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 520 I, as yet, cannot..see any cogent reason, why the said previous concurse may not be termed predeterminant. 1845 Biblical Repertory Jan. 150 The question now before us relates to the possibility of some sort of latent vitality naturally pre-determinant towards resurrection. 1975 tr. H.-G. Gadamer Truth & Method 245 The great historical realities of society and state always have a predeterminant influence on any ‘experience’. 2001 Inventory Reduction Rep. (Nexis) Sept. 1 Our inventory is medical-related, so the shelf life is the pre-determinant factor due to sterility issues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1630 |
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