Noun: predetermination ,pree-du,tur-mi'ney-shun
- The act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place
"The predetermination of the meeting agenda helped keep discussions focused"
- A mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something
"he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"
- (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)
"The concept of predetermination is central to Calvinist theology";
- predestination, foreordination, preordination
Derived forms: predeterminations
Type of: conclusion, decision, determination, finding, theological doctrine
Encyclopedia: Predetermination