| 单词 | preordination |
| 释义 | preordination (once / 358161 pages) n WORD FAMILY preordain: preordained, preordaining, preordains, preordination+/foreordain: foreordained, foreordaining, foreordains, foreordination/ordain: foreordain, ordained, ordainer, ordaining, ordains, ordinance, ordination, preordain/ordained: ordainedly/ordainer: ordainers/ordinance: ordinances/ordination: ordinations USAGE EXAMPLESIt is used particularly in theology to denote the preordination of men to everlasting happiness or misery. Wallace, Robert, The Doctrines of Predestination, Re...(2010) A merciless preordination had stacked the cards against him again. Curwood, James Oliver, The River's End(2010) Your conclusion that all speculation about preordination is idle waste of time is the only wise one; but how difficult it is not to speculate! Darwin, Francis, Sir, More Letters of Charles Darwin — Vo...(2010) n (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) Syn|Hypo|Hyper foreordination, predestination, predetermination election the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) theological doctrine the doctrine of a religious group |
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