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[ fawr-awr-dn-ey-shuhn, fohr- ] / ˌfɔr ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən, ˌfoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foreordination ON THESAURUS.COM
nounprevious ordination or appointment. predestination. Origin of foreordinationFirst recorded in 1620–30; fore- + ordination Words nearby foreordinationforensic psychiatry, forensic psychology, forensics, foreordain, foreordinate, foreordination, forepart, forepassed, forepaw, forepeak, foreperson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foreordinationAnd it come over me all at once, Maria, that the doctrine of foreordination holds good with things as well as people. Clover and Blue Grass|Eliza Calvert Hall The various explanations and definitions that have been given to foreordination, have already been noticed. Calvinistic Controversy|Wilbur Fisk Here was a foreordination as pointed as the index-finger of a guide-post. The Valiants of Virginia|Hallie Erminie Rives Parson Reid, he's a worthy creatur', but he never seems to have nothin' to say about foreordination and them p'ints. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches|Sarah Orne Jewett
Words related to foreordinationchance, portion, prospect, circumstance, intention, future, objective, inevitability, calamity, downfall, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, decree, accident, fortune, hazard, break, kismet, karma |