单词	predestination
释义	predestination noun pre·​des·​ti·​na·​tion (ˌ)prē-ˌde-stə-ˈnā-shən  ˌprē-de- 1 : the act of predestinating : the state of being predestinated 2 : the doctrine that God in consequence of his foreknowledge of all events infallibly guides those who are destined for salvation Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately, there’s a feeling of predestination. Fox News, 24 Aug. 2022 Those surreal face-to-face confrontations allow the filmmakers to pose a few playful questions about fate, predestination and human decency: What binds us to our alternate-universe counterparts, and what sets us apart from them? Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 One was predestination; the other depressed a nation. Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021 About that wheel: The fictional world of this series is one dominated by a religion that believes fiercely in reincarnation and in something that edges up to predestination. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 16 Nov. 2021 Her surname—like several others in this story—seems to bear the mark of predestination; in this case, the ashes-to-ashes sense of circularity. Lisa Wells, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 The doctrine of social class as predestination has rarely been presented so succinctly. Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021 Many white evangelicals had already begun to shun vaccines altogether, and part of their rationale is this sense of predestination. Monica Potts, The Atlantic, 21 July 2021 The Puritan belief in predestination dictates that salvation is predetermined and that no amount of good works (or bad) will change one’s fate in the afterlife. BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 predestination noun as in destiny the belief that everything that will happen has already been predetermined and cannot be changed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance destiny accident fate happenstance hazard hap luck doom chance kismet happenchance outcome circumstance effect portion issue casualty result development fortune sequence sequel consequence resultant aftermath fruit conclusion outgrowth lot upshot aftereffect
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