Verb: foreordain ,for-or'deyn
- Determine future events beforehand
"God does not foreordain a transgression";
- predestine, preordain
- (theology) foreordain by divine will or decree
"Some believe that God has foreordained certain souls for salvation";
- predestine, predestinate
Derived forms: foreordained, foreordaining, foreordains
Type of: predetermine