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predestined
pre·des·tine P0515600 (prē-dĕs′tĭn)tr.v. pre·des·tined, pre·des·tin·ing, pre·des·tines 1. To fix upon, decide, or decree in advance; foreordain.2. Theology To foreordain or elect by divine will or decree.
[Middle English predestinen, from Old French predestiner, from Late Latin praedēstināre : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin dēstināre, to determine; see destiny.]predestined (ˌpriːˈdɛstɪnd) adjforeordained or determined beforehandThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | predestined - established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"foreordained, predestinatesure, certain - certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" |
predestinedadjective fated, predetermined, preordained, meant, doomed, foreordained, pre-elected, predestinated His career was not predestined from birth.Translations
predestined
Synonyms for predestinedadj fatedSynonyms- fated
- predetermined
- preordained
- meant
- doomed
- foreordained
- pre-elected
- predestinated
Synonyms for predestinedadj established or prearranged unalterablySynonymsRelated Words |